1200 days outside U.S in last five years

[Sharry 0]

Hi!! im GC holder for for than five years. i have multipe entry exit stamps on my passport during last three years but all my stays outside U.S were less than 6 months. my total days outside U.S during last five years are approximately around 1200 days. can i apply for citizenship? is uscis will accept my naturalization application N-400? Thank you

[warlord 73]

Hi!! im GC holder for for than five years. i have multipe entry exit stamps on my passport during last three years but all my stays outside U.S were less than 6 months. my total days outside U.S during last five years are approximately around 1200 days. can i apply for citizenship? is uscis will accept my naturalization application N-400? Thank you

6 months is meaningless. It's the nature of why you were outside the US that is important. The only thing the 6 months means is that before 6 months the IO has to show proof you broke continuous residency and or abandoned your GC. After 6 months it's up to you to prove to the IO that you didn't break continuous residence and or abandoned your GC...

[JohnR! 5,495]

Hi!! im GC holder for for than five years. i have multipe entry exit stamps on my passport during last three years but all my stays outside U.S were less than 6 months. my total days outside U.S during last five years are approximately around 1200 days. can i apply for citizenship? is uscis will accept my naturalization application N-400? Thank you

Sharry, it depends on how those absences stack up. Here is a link to the USCIS page where you can find more details on Naturalization requirements. If your absences should prove to be an issue, the only mitigation you can offer is if you can prove were out of the country for work, is the case, for instance, of airline crew.

Good luck!

http://www.uscis.gov...000b92ca60aRCRD

You May Qualify for Naturalization if:

• You have been a permanent resident for at least 5 years and meet all other eligibility requirements, please visit our General Path to Citizenship page for more information.
• You have been a permanent resident for 3 years or more and meet all eligibility requirements to file as a spouse of a U.S. citizen, please visit our For Spouses of U.S. Citizens page for more information.
• You have qualifying service in the U.S. armed forces and meet all other eligibility requirements. Visit the Military section of our website.
• Your child may qualify for naturalization if you are a U.S. citizen, the child was born outside the U.S., the child is currently residing outside the U.S., and all other eligibility requirements are met.

You may also qualify through other paths to naturalization if you do not qualify through the paths described on the links to the left. See our A Guide to Naturalization guide. Chapter 4 of the guide discusses who is eligible for Naturalization.

Edited November 30, 2012 by Gegel

[Sharry 0]

so it means i cant apply. how do they keep record of my entry exit record? do they check it though entry exit stamps or do they have the record in their system?

[JohnR! 5,495]

so it means i cant apply. how do they keep record of my entry exit record? do they check it though entry exit stamps or do they have the record in their system?

Each time you leave the US, your name will be on a flight manifest. As you return, your greencard is scanned at the POE. There are records, besides, you will be required to list all your absences from the US as part of the application process.

[nwctzn 55]

Hi!! im GC holder for for than five years. i have multipe entry exit stamps on my passport during last three years but all my stays outside U.S were less than 6 months. my total days outside U.S during last five years are approximately around 1200 days. can i apply for citizenship? is uscis will accept my naturalization application N-400? Thank you

Besides continuous residence you must also meet the physical presence requirement. This means for the last 5 years, you must have been physically present in the US for at least 2.5 years which is at least 913 days. However, you say that you have been outside the US for about 1200 days. This means, you have been in the US for only about 625 days and you do not meet the physical presence requirement. Hence, you are not eligible to apply right now.

Edited November 30, 2012 by nwctzn