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US Citizenship General DiscussionProblem applying for Passport
QUOTE (jsnearline @ Sep 4 2009, 05:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I took my wife to the Highlands Ranch Post Office today to apply for her passport.

The post office asked to see my wife's driver's license as well and then told her they couldn't process the application because the name on her driver's license didn't match the name on her naturalization certificate(she changed her name when she naturalized). We told them they already had proof of her identity in the form of the naturalization certificate (the instructions on the passport application clearly state that the Certificate of Natualization is acceptable as proof of identify AND proof of citizenship), but they wouldn't listen. They told us we had to get her driver's license updated first. We then showed them the name change petition granted by the court when my wife naturalized. After having a long conference with a supervisor out of earshot, they reluctantly accepted her application, provided we included the approved name change petition in the application packet.

When we went to the Social Security office earlier today, they accepted her naturalization certificate as proof of identity and citizenship. I wonder if this is a case of subtle discrimination or one of the post office just not knowing or caring about the State Department's rules. Douglas County is one of the most anti-immigration (legal & illegal) areas in the country. Consider the fact that our county elected Tom Tancredo in Congress multiple times.


No discrimination, sorry... just plain logic:
Showing Naturalization Certificate + Court Order of Name Change
1. Go to SS office and update status as US Citizen and change name on SSN Card. Ask for proof that you have updated the data.
2. Wait for that to update in the system max. 72 hours during work days.
3. Go to MVD and update status as US Citizen and change name on DL.
4. Apply for Passport bringing updated DL + Naturalization Certificate + Court Order of Name Change.
5. Voila they will accept your application for sure.
It is that simple and we've been doing this for every step... Haven't you?
I had DL & SSN Card before marriage, then updated both after marriage, after work permit, after temporary green card, after 10 year green card, and now after naturalization... Same old storyline of process to be followed. Did you not do that too in the past?
Got nothing to do with congress either.

kvngwynthFemaleIndonesia2009-11-21 02:48:00
US Citizenship General DiscussionUS Passport Book and Passport Card
I have been a US Citizen since November 20, 2009. I live in Phoenix, AZ and would love to get my Passport Book and Passport Card. Does anybody on here maybe (hopefully) know on how to obtain both of them in person? Am I correct that I would have to do it in San Fransisco, CA? I do not want to send my original Nauralization Certificate by mail or courier. I rather drop it off in person when applying and pick it up in person along with the new passports. Since the original will be kept by them how can I get a certified copy of my certificate? I have learned the hard way... They never returned my husband's US birth cerificate or somehow it got lost in the mail and never to be seen again. I cannot have that happen to my Naturalization Certificate... Better safe than sorry.
kvngwynthFemaleIndonesia2010-04-30 00:44:00