Ok to travel with pending N400?

[Rocio0010 5,579]

Just checking to see if it’s ok to travel out of the country with a pending N400. I am 100% positive, but just wanting to double check.

And yeah I know I need the extension letter+passport+expired green card and the marriage certificate due to a name change!

Edited July 9, 2023 by Rocio0010

[Mike E 11,740]

Yep. Did at least a half dozen trips while pending.

[SalishSea 17,928]

47 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

Just checking to see if it’s ok to travel out of the country with a pending N400. I am 100% positive, but just wanting to double check.

And yeah I know I need the extension letter+passport+expired green card and the marriage certificate due to a name change!

Ooh where ya going?

[Rocio0010 5,579]

6 hours ago, SalishSea said:

Ooh where ya going?

I’m going to see my family in Argentina!!! Usually tickets are super expensive. Think of $1400 one way. Well, the other day I found round trip tickets for $750!!! So I said I’m leaving!!!

[SalishSea 17,928]

4 hours ago, Rocio0010 said:

I’m going to see my family in Argentina!!! Usually tickets are super expensive. Think of $1400 one way. Well, the other day I found round trip tickets for $750!!! So I said I’m leaving!!!

Nice!   My son is going to Argentina in September!

[Rocio0010 5,579]

1 hour ago, SalishSea said:

Nice!   My son is going to Argentina in September!

Cool! Does he have a package? Does he know where he’s going to and what he’s going to do? If you DM I can give you quite a few suggestions 

[SalishSea 17,928]

2 hours ago, Rocio0010 said:

Cool! Does he have a package? Does he know where he’s going to and what he’s going to do? If you DM I can give you quite a few suggestions 

Thanks so much, will do!   He’s coming to visit us this week, so I’ll find out more info 😊.

[Dashinka 24,592]

It is fine to travel outside the US with a pending N400, my wife left right after her biometrics appointment.  Just keep track of all the days you are outside and you can update your travel history at the interview.

 

Good Luck and Safe Travels!

[powerpuff 6,729]

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[NorthByNorthwest 357]

No issues whatsoever. However, some people focus so much on the N-400 process that they don't realize that the second you take the oath (and hand in your green card) you can no longer travel outside the country until you get a US passport, which can take several months unless you live close to a passport agency. Do keep that in mind since the N-400s are moving pretty fast this year.

[ineedadisplayname 501]

22 hours ago, Rocio0010 said:

Just checking to see if it’s ok to travel out of the country with a pending N400. I am 100% positive, but just wanting to double check.

And yeah I know I need the extension letter+passport+expired green card and the marriage certificate due to a name change!

Yes, Just make sure to time your trips around your expected interview date. usually you have like 45 days from the notice. They are not going to reschedule the interview just because you are on vacation (for other stuff they might)

 

Also make sure you meet the continuous residence and physical present requirements if you plan to take a lot of trips or a very long one.

 

Otherwise you are free to travel.

[Rocio0010 5,579]

9 hours ago, ineedadisplayname said:

Yes, Just make sure to time your trips around your expected interview date. usually you have like 45 days from the notice. They are not going to reschedule the interview just because you are on vacation (for other stuff they might)

 

Also make sure you meet the continuous residence and physical present requirements if you plan to take a lot of trips or a very long one.

 

Otherwise you are free to travel.

Thank you. Sadly, I don’t even have an interview date yet. And yes, I’m aware of the residency requirements. This is just my short yearly trip where I go back home and eat home- made food hahaa

[Rocio0010 5,579]

13 hours ago, NorthByNorthwest said:

No issues whatsoever. However, some people focus so much on the N-400 process that they don't realize that the second you take the oath (and hand in your green card) you can no longer travel outside the country until you get a US passport, which can take several months unless you live close to a passport agency. Do keep that in mind since the N-400s are moving pretty fast this year.

Thank you. I haven’t had the interview yet. And I know that, once you take the oath, you need to travel on your US passport, which takes a long time. So I want to see my family before I’m “stuck” here 

[ineedadisplayname 501]

52 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

Thank you. Sadly, I don’t even have an interview date yet. And yes, I’m aware of the residency requirements. This is just my short yearly trip where I go back home and eat home- made food hahaa

That should be fine. I think if you look around on this forum in the N400 sub forum you might find some information on which month and year people are getting interviews from.

Since it is a short trip after the notice you have around 45 days before the interview so it's unlikely you will miss it due to a short trip.