N-400 & Re-Entry Permit

[orzxela 0]

Hello,

My wife entered the US on a CR1 visa on March 2024 and we now have a pending I-751 for Removal of Conditions filed in December 2025.

 

We are looking to apply for N400 at the end of this year. 

 

Would we be able to apply for N400 in December 2026 and file for I-131 Re-Entry permit shortly after? 

 

So we would basically file for N400 and the Re-entry permit in December and leave the US in January 2027 and return to the US for the N400 interview and oath ceremony. 

 

Any insight would be appreciated.

 

Thank you

[EatBulaga 523]

2 hours ago, orzxela said:

Hello,

My wife entered the US on a CR1 visa on March 2024 and we now have a pending I-751 for Removal of Conditions filed in December 2025.

 

We are looking to apply for N400 at the end of this year. 

 

Would we be able to apply for N400 in December 2026 and file for I-131 Re-Entry permit shortly after? 

 

So we would basically file for N400 and the Re-entry permit in December and leave the US in January 2027 and return to the US for the N400 interview and oath ceremony. 

 

Any insight would be appreciated.

 

Thank you

 

First, please fill out your Timeline. 

 

Second, you can file for I-131 anytime. 

 

Third, the N400/I751 combo interview may have cause for denial if your travel history show you have little intent to reside in the US.

 

Edited 4 hours ago by EatBulaga

[Crazy Cat 46,513]

5 hours ago, orzxela said:

Hello,

My wife entered the US on a CR1 visa on March 2024 and we now have a pending I-751 for Removal of Conditions filed in December 2025.

 

We are looking to apply for N400 at the end of this year. 

 

Would we be able to apply for N400 in December 2026 and file for I-131 Re-Entry permit shortly after? 

 

So we would basically file for N400 and the Re-entry permit in December and leave the US in January 2027 and return to the US for the N400 interview and oath ceremony. 

 

Any insight would be appreciated.

 

Thank you

I think this is a questionable plan.  There is no guarantee that the I-751 will be approved without an interview......and there is no guarantee the I-751 will be approved during a combo interview.  Therefore, you could have to return to the US for biometrics, then an I-751 interview, and later an N-400 interview. 

 

Unless you plan to be outside the US for longer than a year, why bother with a re-entry permit?  Afterall you have said "So we are out of the country for two months in the spring and two months in the fall as we visit and stay with her family in South Korea while we are in Asia."

Edited 2 hours ago by Crazy Cat