Am I Eligible for Naturalization??

[hjohn]

Hello,

I got my Green Card on March 2006.

Since then I visited India 2 times, each of these trips were more than 6 months each. I had to complete my studies(I had taken a re-entry permit).
[During this period my parents filed their taxes in US claiming me as a dependant]

I finally returned on November 2007 and have been in the US since on a continuous basis.

When would I be eligible for Naturalization? As per the Eligibility Checklist I fit into the criteria as I don't fall into the category of staying away for more than 30 months.

Would anybody comment if I would be eligible for Naturalization as of today July 2011 ?

Thanks,
John

[kevinkallis]

In almost all cases, if you leave the United States for 1 year or more, you have disrupted your continuous residence. This is true even if you have a Re-entry Permit. If you leave the country for 1 year or longer, you may be eligible to re-enter as a Permanent Resident if you have a Re-entry Permit. But none of the time you were in the United States before you left the country counts toward your time in continuous residence.

If you return within 2 years, some of your time out of the country does count. In fact, the last 364 days of your time out of the country (1 year minus 1 day) counts toward meeting your continuous residence requirement.

You have to prove that you were physically present in the US for thirty months within the five year period before filing the citizenship form. If you are applying based on marriage to a US citizen, the the requirement is eighteen months within the three year period.