Farah1234

Can I apply for naturalization immediately  after visiting family for 3 months or do i have to wait 3 months after coming back to the US

this is what i found on USCIS website but I didn’t understand it good. 
i am asking for my friend. Thank you
 

 Return to the United States. If, upon returning to the United States, an applicant returns to the State or Service district where the applicant last resided, the applicant will have complied with the continuous residence requirement specified in §316.2(a)(5) when at least three months have elapsed, including any part of the applicant's absence, from the date on which the applicant first established that residence. If the applicant establishes residence in a State or Service district other than the one in which he or she last resided, the applicant must complete three months at that new residence to be eligible for naturalization.

15 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

The chances of you going from application to oath by January are very slim indeed but not impossible IF you are at one of the few speedy field offices, so if you don’t mind the risk of losing the application fees you might want to take that chance. Definitely apply for a re-entry permit for if you have won’t have citizenship by the time you leave.
I guess you understand that if it’s not done before you go you will be resetting your naturalization clock for when you come back.  For that aspect, is your USC husband is going to go with you? 
 

 

Iam in Cleveland from what i was reading its the fastest location in the US hopefully it will be ready. My husband and my son will go with me.

36 minutes ago, mushroomspore said:

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-d-chapter-3

 

Did you keep paying rent/mortgage for your US domicile during the absence? Did you keep working for a US employer? According to the link above, your absence is long enough that USCIS will consider it to break continuous residency. But if you can provide evidence that you maintained US ties during that break (still paying for a US domicile, working for US employer etc), then you have a chance at proving to the officer that you did maintain continuous residence. I was going to say that if you had been absent during COVID, then they'll probably be a tad more lenient than normal. But since your absence started pre-COVID, they will probably not allow leniency.

 

If you look at that link under section B, it says there that USCIS considers the entire period from LPR admission (which is, whenever LPR status was approved) to the present. They do go over your entire history at the N400 interview and they will definitely ask about this absence, even if you wait until you hit the 3-year mark again. The safest thing to do is not leave the USA and apply for N400 when you hit the 3-year mark again if you want to apply under the 3-year rule. However, you posted recently that you might be going back to your home country in Jan 2022 for 2 years. If you are going to leave, you should apply for a re-entry permit and wait to get the permit in your hands before leaving the USA. After that, if you return to the USA, you obviously will have to wait yet another 3-5 years before applying for N400. So you have to make a choice.

Thank you for your answer, my husband was the one paying for mortgage and filed taxes when i was outside the US, and i was not working . 
if i wait for next year can i apply 90 days earlier? 

Hello i have a question about applying for citizenship i have been permanent resident for more than 3 years and married to US citizen. The problem i have broken the continuous residence requirement when i went back home for 9 months. Now i has been 2 years and 1 day since i came back. Am i able to apply for citizenship or should i just wait until i hit the 3 year mark? If i wait until next year will they ask me about the 9 month trip or just the trips within the 3 years ? Thank you

Hello i have been a permanent resident for exactly 3 years and i am married to a US citizen so technically i can apply for citizenship from what i was reading online . The problem is i need to leave the US in january 2022 to go back to my home country to finish my school for 2 years  bc i never finished when i moved here, if I apply now I don’t know how long the processing time will take. Is it too risky should i just apply for a reentry permit? What do you think?

45 minutes ago, SparklePony said:

It shouldn't be an issue. The lab work and x-ray information will be sent to the embassy-approved doctor who will compile everything in a single report for immigration purposes.

Thank you so much i am relieved

I scheduled a medical examination with a doctor mentioned on the us embassy website .i got everything done medical history and shots  and tomorrow  i will go back to get the envelope from the doctor . The problem is the doctor i went to sent me to get blood work and x ray from doctors who are not on the list . Is it going to be problem ? Should i ask him to retake The exams ? What should i do my interview is scheduled for the 14 th of December so i still have some time 

2 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

^ on the mark, it doesn’t make sense to get the green card now and jump through all the hoops of maintaining it abroad. Why not just apply again closer to when you’ll graduate?

 

(btw I understood a REP could be renewed twice, but that the second renewal is for one year only to give you a maximum of 5 years out the country.)

So what do you think i should i dont go the interview ? 

12 hours ago, SabRob said:

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-131instr.pdf 

 You might be able to apply for a re-entry permit (I-131) which seems to be valid for 2 years from the date it was issued. You have to be physically present in the US at the time of filing (for biometrics), but I'm sure processing takes way more than 2 weeks. And if you want to leave after the biometrics appointment you can request that they send the permit to your embassy so you can pick it up in your country. I'm not sure how a 2-3 year absence from the US would affect your status as an LPR.

Thank you 

thanks for replying

yes its not recognized there the only way to get into a program in the us is by taking the 3 steps  .but you have to get your final diploma 

My husband is a us citizen and and I am currently waiting for the interview it will be next month . If i get the visa we planning to enter the us for 2weeks and go back to my country tunisia Bc i still have to finish my school  (2 to 3 years )to get my medical degree i cant drop out after 6 years of hard work . If i get the CR1 visa will i be able to go go back and forth to the usa or its not going to work and i will have to apply for cr1 again  ? I read somewhere u can leave once u enter the us but not more than a month I am really confused about this whole situation .does anybody has information about this.thanks