Leaving the country after sending I-400

[Gnagnagna 1]

Hi,

Early May I will be eligible to mail the I-400 and hopefully should be sworn in by Sept. or Oct.
Can I travel overseas in the time between May, after sending the form, and the time of being sworn in, interview, and/or biometrics?

Thanks.

[JimmyHou 610]

Hi,

Early May I will be eligible to mail the I-400 and hopefully should be sworn in by Sept. or Oct.

Can I travel overseas in the time between May, after sending the form, and the time of being sworn in, interview, and/or biometrics?

Thanks.

1- Note that it's N400, not I400.

2- You can travel after sending your application, as long as you don't miss any of the appointments you mentioned AND as long as you have spent enough time in the US to meet the physical presence and continuous residence requirements for naturalization.

3- Note that you will need a US passport to travel abroad after naturalization.

4- Note that if you apply in May and you are sworn in in October, that would be considerably faster than average. It's taking most people over 6 months these days.

[Gnagnagna 1]

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processingTimesDisplay.do

It states that processing takes five months, so it should work. I am still trying to figure out if I can submit the N-400 90 days prior to the May date.

[JimmyHou 610]

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processingTimesDisplay.do

It states that processing takes five months, so it should work. I am still trying to figure out if I can submit the N-400 90 days prior to the May date.

I'm trying to tell you that that processing time is very inaccurate. 80% of applicants are taking more than 6 months except at certain offices which are very fast.

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processingTimesDisplay.do

It states that processing takes five months, so it should work. I am still trying to figure out if I can submit the N-400 90 days prior to the May date.

What is the Resident Since date on your green card?

[Gnagnagna 1]

I became a Conditional Permanent Resident in April 2011.

[JimmyHou 610]

I became a Conditional Permanent Resident in April 2011.

Under normal circumstances:

Then if you are applying based on 5 years of permanent residency, you can send in your application in January 2016.

If you are applying based on 3 years of marriage to a US citizen, you could have applied in January 2014 (assuming you were married for 3 full years and your spouse was a US citizen for 3 full years as of January 2014).

So I assume that there's a special reason why you think you can't apply until May of 2015... did you spend a lot of time outside the country? If so, don't apply early.