Experience Travel out of country after Naturalization interview

[sharmaramh]

I need to travel out of states after naturalization interview if the oath date is delayed significantly. The law say that you need to be continuously residence till the oath ceremony - which means that you can break this clause if you stayed outside for 6 or more months. Obviously that will not happen. They have to give decision within 120 days in worse case or we can sue them.

I guess we have to mention if you travel outside in the form. How do they handle this? Is -194 print out good enough to prove that duration I was not outside was more than 6 months? Please share your experiences.

[suziq38]

Of course, you may do as you wish. This is all your decision and no one else's.

Keep in mind that you are not a citizen until you go to the swearing in ceremony and take the official oath. This could be a concern if you can not get back into the U.S. for whatever reason in time for the actual ceremony.
Your gamble. Would I take a gamble? No.
Do other people? Yes. I am just saying that things can happen that can interfere with your citizenship during that time.

Good luck.

[pingsmile]

I need to travel out of states after naturalization interview if the oath date is delayed significantly. The law say that you need to be continuously residence till the oath ceremony - which means that you can break this clause if you stayed outside for 6 or more months. Obviously that will not happen. They have to give decision within 120 days in worse case or we can sue them.

I guess we have to mention if you travel outside in the form. How do they handle this? Is -194 print out good enough to prove that duration I was not outside was more than 6 months? Please share your experiences.

In my view, if it would be asked, it would have been asked during the interview. But in my case, it was not asked at all - I took three trips between my priority date and my interview, each only for a week though. I'm also traveling after my interview, waiting for my oath, but this time longer - three months. But the oath is making it complicated because I don't know what name I should use to book the ticket (my case is with a name change - regretted it but too late now).