I am a green card holder since June 2011. I would like to file N-400 in 2016 but not sure about my chances.
My parents live in the US. In April 2012 I went abroad for 175 days, to visit my grandparents and to stay with my wife (she was not able to travel to the US at the time). Then, in October 2012 I went back to the US and continued working for my previous employer for a month. At the time I was accepted to a college abroad and left the US in November 2012 with a reentry permit.
Below are the details of my trips:
- 175 from April 2012 to October 2012, visiting my grandparents and my wife abroad - 1 month in the US, working for my previous employer - 175 days from November 2012 to May 2013, studying abroad - 2 weeks in the US, visiting parents - 175 days, from May 2013 to November 2013, finishing studies - Currently in the US, 950+ days of physical presence since June 2011
Given the absences above, what are my chances for Naturalization in 2016?
I was in the US for 7 months in 2011 and for 4 months in 2012. Does my 'continuous residence' count as 7 months in 2011 and 4 months in 2012 or as 11 months from June 2011 to June 2012? June 2011 is when I first arrived in the US.
How could I prove that I did not abandon my Residency status while studying abroad? My wife living abroad and free education were real arguments for me to stay some time abroad.
When filing N-400, is there any risk to lose my green card in case I am not able to prove that I did not abandon my Residency status?
If my application from March 2016 is denied, does the 4 years and 1 day rule 100% applies to my case in November 2017? November 2017 would be 4 years since I finished my studies abroad in 2013 and came back to the US.
N-400 and education abroad
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Hello,
I am a green card holder since June 2011. I would like to file N-400 in 2016 but not sure about my chances.
My parents live in the US. In April 2012 I went abroad for 175 days, to visit my grandparents and to stay with my wife (she was not able to travel to the US at the time). Then, in October 2012 I went back to the US and continued working for my previous employer for a month. At the time I was accepted to a college abroad and left the US in November 2012 with a reentry permit.
Below are the details of my trips:
- 175 from April 2012 to October 2012, visiting my grandparents and my wife abroad
- 1 month in the US, working for my previous employer
- 175 days from November 2012 to May 2013, studying abroad
- 2 weeks in the US, visiting parents
- 175 days, from May 2013 to November 2013, finishing studies
- Currently in the US, 950+ days of physical presence since June 2011
Given the absences above, what are my chances for Naturalization in 2016?
I was in the US for 7 months in 2011 and for 4 months in 2012. Does my 'continuous residence' count as 7 months in 2011 and 4 months in 2012 or as 11 months from June 2011 to June 2012? June 2011 is when I first arrived in the US.
How could I prove that I did not abandon my Residency status while studying abroad? My wife living abroad and free education were real arguments for me to stay some time abroad.
When filing N-400, is there any risk to lose my green card in case I am not able to prove that I did not abandon my Residency status?
If my application from March 2016 is denied, does the 4 years and 1 day rule 100% applies to my case in November 2017? November 2017 would be 4 years since I finished my studies abroad in 2013 and came back to the US.
Thank You!