Traveling aboard affects filing N-400

[wayne23 0]

Hi i am planning to start filing N-400 soon. I was wondering if there is any strict rule of not leaving the country before and after applying? Because i am planning on going to Europe for a couple weeks and while there to start my N-400 online.

Thank you 

Edited April 7, 2019 by wayne23

[cyclone27 710]

I wouldn’t leave until you get your biometrics done.

[nastra30 1,979]

There is no strict rule; you can travel. Just keep in mind the # of residency days requirement.

[wayne23 0]

1 hour ago, nastra30 said:

There is no strict rule; you can travel. Just keep in mind the # of residency days requirement.

What's the residency days requirement?

[nastra30 1,979]

4 hours ago, wayne23 said:

What's the residency days requirement?

I should have used the right terminology - Physical Presence Requirements.

Physical presence requirements requires that you should have been pysically present in the US for at least 913 days (30 months) within the 5 year period before applying.

https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume12-PartD-Chapter4.html

 

https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-naturalization/continuous-residence-and-physical-presence-requirements-naturalization

 

[wayne23 0]

2 hours ago, nastra30 said:

I should have used the right terminology - Physical Presence Requirements.

Physical presence requirements requires that you should have been pysically present in the US for at least 913 days (30 months) within the 5 year period before applying.

https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume12-PartD-Chapter4.html

 

https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-naturalization/continuous-residence-and-physical-presence-requirements-naturalization

 

ok great, i live in the US so that's not a problem, i am only going away for 2 weeks

thank you

[wayne23 0]

2 hours ago, nastra30 said:

I should have used the right terminology - Physical Presence Requirements.

Physical presence requirements requires that you should have been pysically present in the US for at least 913 days (30 months) within the 5 year period before applying.

https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume12-PartD-Chapter4.html

 

https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-naturalization/continuous-residence-and-physical-presence-requirements-naturalization

 

"In addition, applicants are required to show they have resided for at least three months immediately preceding the filing of Form N-400 in the USCIS district or state where the applicant claims to have residency" this was my concern, so applicants should be in the US for 3 months before they start n-400, means i can't go in europe for 2 weeks.

[nastra30 1,979]

1 hour ago, wayne23 said:

"In addition, applicants are required to show they have resided for at least three months immediately preceding the filing of Form N-400 in the USCIS district or state where the applicant claims to have residency" this was my concern, so applicants should be in the US for 3 months before they start n-400, means i can't go in europe for 2 weeks.

You've not resided at your current address for at least 3 months?

[D&D_NYC 58]

6 hours ago, wayne23 said:

"In addition, applicants are required to show they have resided for at least three months immediately preceding the filing of Form N-400 in the USCIS district or state where the applicant claims to have residency" this was my concern, so applicants should be in the US for 3 months before they start n-400, means i can't go in europe for 2 weeks.

This only means that you can't move to a new state, file, and enter their N-400 queue until you've lived in that state for three months to establish residency, not that you need to be physically in the US for three months before you file, I think to prevent people from filing from states with faster processing times when they're not true residents. 

 

As long as you've resided in the same state that you are filing in for at least three months, you'll be fine. I agree that you should wait until you do the biometrics to take the trip just to avoid missing the notice and delaying the process. 

[wayne23 0]

8 hours ago, nastra30 said:

You've not resided at your current address for at least 3 months?

I have. I live in the US. In the past 7 years i've been out of the country for 6 months in total in at least 10 trips. 

My confusion was does USCIS is asking before applying for n-400 to be present in the US for the last 3 months, but it's all clear now. 

[wayne23 0]

3 hours ago, nerdese said:

This only means that you can't move to a new state, file, and enter their N-400 queue until you've lived in that state for three months to establish residency, not that you need to be physically in the US for three months before you file, I think to prevent people from filing from states with faster processing times when they're not true residents. 

 

As long as you've resided in the same state that you are filing in for at least three months, you'll be fine. I agree that you should wait until you do the biometrics to take the trip just to avoid missing the notice and delaying the process. 

Gotcha, that makes sense. I can't avoid this short trip and i wont miss the biometrics because 2 -3 days after i apply online i will be on my way back to us where i live. thank you 

[princess85 6]

On 4/6/2019 at 7:02 PM, wayne23 said:

Hi i am planning to start filing N-400 soon. I was wondering if there is any strict rule of not leaving the country before and after applying? Because i am planning on going to Europe for a couple weeks and while there to start my N-400 online.

Thank you 

my advice is apply and wait until you get your biometrics done, I was very surprise with my case because I applied on 02/22/2019 and i have my biometrics  done on 03/22/2019 and now my interview is on 04/29/2019...yes as you see my case is really fast and didnt expected; I am in similar situation because i have to travel for a medical procedure for my dad and I had to move my trip; is tricky because some states takes more time than others. 

 

[princess85 6]

Hi guys I have a question, so i have my citizenship interview on 04/29/2019 and i need to leave next day to my country and of course while I am there i will check my case making sure I dont miss my oath ceremony..so i want to make sure that its ok to leave the country after the interview? just because in the oath ceremony there is a form that says have you travel outside of USA after your interview? just wonder if this would affect my citizenship process...Thank you  I been reading and says is ok because I still resident so I can travel with my green card and i only going for 2 weeks, so if any of you guys travel before your ceremony please give me an advice! 

 

 

[fenderbender 0]

I hope it is okay to piggyback on this post.  My questions are similar.

 

My wife has been in the US for 10 years, just submitted N400 in early March, when USCIS estimates that her case will finish in 11 months, does that mean oath taking? 

 

Based on USCIS 11 month estimate, can we can assume December interview, January approval and maybe February oath?  I've seen some dates regarding the end of the process and it seems it roughly takes a month for each (interview, approval, oath).

 

She wants to travel abroad to her original home to see family so she is also wondering if it is any big deal to be out of the US prior to her interview for about 4 months?   Given she has 10 years in the US, she is way beyond the 913 days requirement.  

 

 

Thanks.