Citizenship Application

[Explorer124 0]

I’ve been a Permanent Resident since 2007 and have been visiting the States every 2 years with a Re-entry permit for the first 4 years and every 11 months  thereafter.

I moved to the States in June 2020 and have been residing here since the past 2.5 years continuously. Am I eligible to apply for citizenship considering that I’ve had my green card for >5 years and have been continuously living here for more than 30 months. Or should I wait until June 2025 so as to have stayed here for five years prior to applying?

[Lil bear 4,247]

2 minutes ago, Explorer124 said:

I’ve been a Permanent Resident since 2007 and have been visiting the States every 2 years with a Re-entry permit for the first 4 years and every 11 months  thereafter.

I moved to the States in June 2020 and have been residing here since the past 2.5 years continuously. Am I eligible to apply for citizenship considering that I’ve had my green card for >5 years and have been continuously living here for more than 30 months. Or should I wait until June 2025 so as to have stayed here for five years prior to applying?

If any of your trips in the past 5 years were over 180 days then you may not meet the  continuous residency requirement.   If this is the case you need to wait 1 days past 4 years since that last > 180 day trip before you file. 
 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/chapter4.pdf

[Boiler 45,651]

I would wait until 2025, 5 years after you moved to the US less the 90 days

[Chancy 6,241]

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[Explorer124 0]

18 hours ago, Boiler said:

19 hours ago, Lil bear said:

If any of your trips in the past 5 years were over 180 days then you may not meet the  continuous residency requirement.   If this is the case you need to wait 1 days past 4 years since that last > 180 day trip before you file. 
 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/chapter4.pdf

Would there be any repercussions of applying now and getting rejected, on my future application if I did apply now?

I have been told that it might be a good idea to have a shot at application as my current local office has the lowest backlog rate.

18 hours ago, Boiler said:

I would wait until 2025, 5 years after you moved to the US less the 90 days

 

[Lil bear 4,247]

20 minutes ago, Explorer124 said:

 

Waste of money 

[OldUser 6,851]

@Explorer124 USCIS will happily take your money and deny you. You need to pass both physical presence and continuous residence tests to be eligible foe naturalization. You're not eligible. This is the one of the first things they look for.

[Boiler 45,651]

For  a very long time you were not bothered about living in the US, why now the sudden urge for Citizenship?