spend 516 days out side USA before applied for citizenship

[baba27 0]

I spend spend  days out side USA before applied for citizenship

 

here is the breakdown

01/12/2017    05/01/2017        109

 

05/22/2017     10/19/2017       150
11/04/2017     04/04/2018       151
04/23/18        08/2/2018       101
07/10/2019    07/15/2019       5

 

 

 

can someone advice, but half of the time was in USA, and after 08/2/2018   not major long trip was taken,

will i qualify? kids go to school , have three 3 yrs tax returns, filling based on marriage to US citizen

Edited February 25, 2020 by baba27

[gregcrs2 1,778]

There may be an issue with the IO regarding being outside the USA for 109 days, returning for 3 weeks, being outside the USA again for 150 days, returning for about 2 1/2 weeks, being outside the USA again for 151 days, returning for 3 weeks, then being outside the USA yet again for a 101 days.  You don't see a potential problem there?

[N400NYC 380]

19 minutes ago, gregcrs2 said:

There may be an issue with the IO regarding being outside the USA for 109 days, returning for 3 weeks, being outside the USA again for 150 days, returning for about 2 1/2 weeks, being outside the USA again for 151 days, returning for 3 weeks, then being outside the USA yet again for a 101 days.  You don't see a potential problem there?

To the OP (baba27): the problem is that it looks like you were basically living overseas for 20 months (January 2017 to August 2018) and periodically vacationing in the USA. Even though the trips were less than 6 months, they were basically back to back which looks problematic. Can you demonstrate that you maintained continuous residence in the USA during that period?

[baba27 0]

actually i have online business and can run it from any where, and my dad very sick will give me a chance to stay with him, but i have continues residense since 8/2/18

[N400NYC 380]

2 hours ago, baba27 said:

actually i have online business and can run it from any where, and my dad very sick will give me a chance to stay with him, but i have continues residense since 8/2/18

You have to be able to demonstrate "continuous residence" throughout the entire period of eligibility, not just part of it. Continuous residence doesn't require that one was literally present in the USA continuously but rather that even when overseas, the USA remained as the applicant's principal residence (there are various ways to demonstrate that).

[baba27 0]

i also realised i applied 14 days earlier that i should be applying

 

residency started 1/5/17

 

01/12/2017    05/01/2017        109

 

05/22/2017     10/19/2017       150
11/04/2017     04/04/2018       151
04/23/18        08/2/2018       101
07/10/2019    07/15/2019       5

 

 

 

 

total number of days s stayed before filed application was 517 as it should be 540

but i do have strong proofs that USA was my principal residence , like my running business, taxes paid, properties etc, further in the begining it was easy as kids were younger and did not go school  after8/2/2018 they start going to school till today

[carmel34 3,639]

There was a similar case posted a few days ago, where the applicant for naturalization was denied for frequent trips of less than six months outside the US:

 

 

[MagicRay 3]

5 hours ago, carmel34 said:

There was a similar case posted a few days ago, where the applicant for naturalization was denied for frequent trips of less than six months outside the US:

 

 

Not denied yet - but rather Intent to deny as they have calculated the days improperly and included days from the N400 submission to the interview date also.  I'll keep everyone posted.