Need Some Help with filing for citizenship

[mr smith 0]

Hi fellow Visa-sojourners,

I've followed this forum for a while and think its blessing and a good source of helpful information. A big thank you to you all for all your help.

I recently applied for Adjustment of status from a permanent resident to a US citizen. The Application was denied at the last minute because I had staid outside of the USA in 2008 for over a year...This was so painful because it was 5 days over the 364 day limit due to some flight arrangement difficulties. I was told to re-apply after 4years + 1 day which will be due in November.

Anyways, I was planning to go to Nigeria this year but need to clarify if this would have any effect on my application (would impact it positively or negatively). I was out of the country for a while because of School (back and forth). i made 2 other trips the first was about 6 months ( in 2009) and later 2 weeks last year. I intend to make a 3 week trip sometime this summer.

My question is Will this in any way have a negative impact on my application?

Thanks

Smith

[Inky 1,111]

Please fill in your timeline information.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=120815

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

You filed for US Citizenship, NOT adjustment of Status. AOS is to get a greencard - you already have that.

[Ban Hammer 13,395]

topic title edited to what the thread is really about.

Edited February 28, 2012 by charles!

[ndu26 114]

every day you spend outside the US while a permanent resident is taken into consideration during your citizen evaluation. since the last visit and the one planned this summer is just few weeks, it count in terms of adding days to it but I would still suggest waiting till closer to end of Decemebr to reapply that way it can make up for any lost days if at all.

[S_R 148]

That will reset your Citizenship clock each time making it pretty much impossible to get citizenship by the way you are thinking...

[mr smith 0]

Please see my timeline below;

LPR - 2006 November

Went back to school - 2007 - Nov 2008 (1yr 4 days)

Out of country (Same School) - Feb 2009 - Aug 2009( 191 days)

Summer trip 2011 (August 2011) - 2 weeks.

Applied for Naturalization ( Oct 2011 ) - Denied due to 1 year out of country above

I Intend to travel in the summer 2012 for about 3 weeks. (Any Impact on Naturalization?)

Thanks

Smith

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Your trip of over a year reset your clock , starting from then your trip of over 6 months means you lost 6 months of time but didn't reset you clock. The other trips are ok. So starting from when you returned count the months and subtract 6 for your other trip. That is how much of your 4 year requiement you have completed

Edited March 2, 2012 by NigeriaorBust