your photo and/or biographical • You can get an application
information about you.
for a passport at your
Once you have taken the oath,
oath ceremony in the U.S.
you will receive your Certificate • If you changed your name
Citizenship Welcome Packet
of Naturalization. You may use
more than two years ago,
or at most United States Post
this document as proof that you
you will also need to present
Offices. On the web, visit
are a U.S. citizen.
a recently issued identity
http://travel.state.gov.
document showing your new
We strongly recommend that
legal name as shown on your
you go to your nearest Social
Certificate of Naturalization or
Security Administration (SSA)
U.S. passport.
office to update your Social
Security record soon after your
• E-Verify Program. SSA’s
naturalization ceremony.
records will be used to verify
your employment eligibility
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