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Hey,

 

I moved to the US on K-1 visa about 4 years ago.

In the Naturalization online application there is the section of "Travel outside the US" during last *5* years.

 

However, I was not living in the US 5 years ago... So do I have to enter trips to/from my home country which is not the US? For example I took a trip to Europe in 2017 which is within 5 years ago, but I didn't "leave" or "enter" the US at all, because I wasn't living there.

 

What is the correct approach here?

 

Thanks!

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That part of the form is related to the continuous residence requirement. 

As you, I assume, are applying for naturalization under the 3 year rule, you should just include the trips since you moved to the US.

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55 minutes ago, vocal said:

Hey,

 

I moved to the US on K-1 visa about 4 years ago.

In the Naturalization online application there is the section of "Travel outside the US" during last *5* years.

 

However, I was not living in the US 5 years ago... So do I have to enter trips to/from my home country which is not the US? For example I took a trip to Europe in 2017 which is within 5 years ago, but I didn't "leave" or "enter" the US at all, because I wasn't living there.

 

What is the correct approach here?

 

Thanks!

If applying under the 3 year rule, you don't have to list trips for 5 years.....just since arriving.

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December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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I listed work/school history for the last 5 years (ie I included my foreign address and work), but the travel history I only put down the times I had traveled since moving to the US.

K-1: 12-22-2015 - 09-07-2016

AP: 12-20-2016 - 04-07-2017

EAD: 01-18-2017 - 05-30-2017

AOS: 12-20-2016 - 07-26-2017

ROC: 04-22-2019 - 04-22-2020
Naturalization: 05-01-2020 - 03-16-2021

U.S. passport: 03-30-2021 - 05-08-2021

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