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Hi i asked these questions in another forum and would like to get some opinions here as well.
I would like to know if USCIS only takes a look at the last 5 years of travel history for naturalization or your entire travel history whilst being a LPR?
I've been a LPR for more than 20 years but most of the time was spent outside the US (5+ years at a time sometimes). I've been in the US now for 6 years or so, working, filing taxes etc.. I was wondering if the extended stays outside US would cause a problem even though now I've been in the US for more than the prerequisite time of 5 years and have maintained continuous residency and physical presence.
Everything I've read on USCIS's website and the different USCIS publications seem to point towards USCIS only caring about the last 5 years of residency and that you received your PR legally in the first place (which I did) but I often read here on the forums members saying that USCIS might consider the PR abandoned. Does this mean that USCIS will look at more than the past 5 years worth of travel?
I would also like to point out that the last time I entered the US was via land and at the POE the CBP officer just looked at my passport and let me through, he didn't stamp it or swipe it etc. But in my experience, that's very normal when crossing from Canada to US.
Would this pose any problems? The reason I ask this is because I'm unsure of what I was let in as. I even tried looking up on I-94 website and couldn't find a record though some others do show up from 2010-2013 etc. though even they have some incorrect information regarding how long i stayed out/in of US.
I'm not even sure if it matters since I am a PR but would still like some clarification.
Thanks!
I would like to know if USCIS only takes a look at the last 5 years of travel history for naturalization or your entire travel history whilst being a LPR?
I've been a LPR for more than 20 years but most of the time was spent outside the US (5+ years at a time sometimes). I've been in the US now for 6 years or so, working, filing taxes etc.. I was wondering if the extended stays outside US would cause a problem even though now I've been in the US for more than the prerequisite time of 5 years and have maintained continuous residency and physical presence.
Everything I've read on USCIS's website and the different USCIS publications seem to point towards USCIS only caring about the last 5 years of residency and that you received your PR legally in the first place (which I did) but I often read here on the forums members saying that USCIS might consider the PR abandoned. Does this mean that USCIS will look at more than the past 5 years worth of travel?
I would also like to point out that the last time I entered the US was via land and at the POE the CBP officer just looked at my passport and let me through, he didn't stamp it or swipe it etc. But in my experience, that's very normal when crossing from Canada to US.
Would this pose any problems? The reason I ask this is because I'm unsure of what I was let in as. I even tried looking up on I-94 website and couldn't find a record though some others do show up from 2010-2013 etc. though even they have some incorrect information regarding how long i stayed out/in of US.
I'm not even sure if it matters since I am a PR but would still like some clarification.
Thanks!
