Hello all,
Can someone explain how they calculate the Continuous Residence Requirement for citizenship? Are the 6 months calculated as the total for the five years if applying as a family green card holder or is it 6 months for each year of those 5 years?
Thank you!
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Continuous Residence Requirement
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30 months physical presence requirement
Hello, I have been a permanent resident since October 04, 2015 and based on the USCIS early filing calculator, I am eligible to apply for naturalization on July 06, 2020. I have taken a total of 4 trips abroad since I became a legal permanent resident. I did not leave the US since I arrived October... -
US Citizenship Application Question - 5 year rule and eligibility
I and my wife received our Green Cards on 9/16/2013. We plan to apply for US citizenship, but we were outside US between 8/1/2014 and 10/12/2016. The 5 year rule is something I did not understand, and thus will appreciate any suggestions/comments about my questions (below).
During the... -
GC to Citizenship - Break in continuous residence question
Hi,
I got my GC Jan 30, 2015 so will be eligible to apply for U.S Citizenship Feb 2020. Since I got my GC I traveled twice out of the country 1) for 29 days to India Feb to March 2015. 2) 4 day weekend trip to Canada in Aug 2016. Now, I am planning to travel to India in March and stay... -
Questions regarding the Citizenship process
Does anyone know the answer to these questions:
1. How would you know if your case has been transferred to a local field office? I was not able to determine this with the documents that I've received so far. So far I've received a notice to submit my fingerprints, which I did no Dec 05... -
Continuous residence requirement with I-131 Re-entry permit.
Hello,
I would like to know if anyone could help me with this question I have. I would like to know if I have broken the continuity of my residency for studying abroad.
I have been a green card holder since 2011. I have been traveling to visit family and friends for three... -
Continuous Residence?
Does USCIS only look at the last 5 years of LPR status prior to application for "continuous residence" part?
Or do they consider since the beginning of LPR status?
For physical presence, it was clearly stated that it must be 30 months out of the 5 last years. But I found it... -
Continuous Residency Requirement Question?
Thinking of applying for US Citizenship for my parents who got their green card in Apr 2011. But during the last five years they have taken two trips abroad with each trip lasting a little over 180 days(184 and 186 days to be exact). Will this break the continuous residency requirement of trips outside... -
Continuous residence question - Stayed out of US for 186 days
Hi, I became a permanent resident on 11/23/2010 (Family sponsored). I once stayed out of US for 186 days(departed US on 12/22/2012 and returned on 06/26/2013). Will I be eligible to apply for citizenship this year. I complete 5 years of my green card at the end of this year. Before I left US on 12/22/2012,... -
Continuous Residence and Travel Abroad
Hello,
I received my Green Card in 2012 and have been continuously and physically present in the United States since then (3 years)
I am planning to backpack abroad for 1 year and want to make sure that I don't break the "continuous residence" requirement.... -
Continuous Residence and Physical Presence prior to N-400
Hi, I am a Green Card holder, and will be eligible to apply for citizenship (based on marriage) in May 2015. I am permanent resident since June 2011.
On the form N-400, I am asked how many days I have spent outside the US for the last five years (i.e. since May 2010). I only went overseas... -
Naturalization / Continuous Residence
Hey folks,
I'd like to thank in advance all and any answers I might get.
I obtained a GC thru marriage to a U.S. citizen. We were married for 4 years and divorced last year. I've taken a few trips outside the US, but one in particular is what prompts this post. At this... -
URGENT: N-400 application. Stayed outside US for 7 months; wife was not well
Greetings all,
I got my Green Card in Jan 29, 2007. I'm hoping to file for my citizenship (N-400) next week. It seems that I may have broken my continuous residence requirements since I was in Ghana from July 26, 2011 to February 20, 2012 (209 days). My only other travel outside was 2... -
Am I qualified for naturalization?
Hi all,
I prepared a spreadsheet with my case, I don't know if it's possible for me to apply for naturalization. My situation (I think) is very curious: I was studying in Brazil before I gained permanent residence in 2004. I was granted with a re-entry permit that I never used in my...
