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I read somewhere that Applicant must wait until you have lived in the state or district for 3 months to apply for N-400. After filing for N-400, is it ok to travel outside USA? Or is it required that the applicant needs to be physically present in USA till the citizenship gets approved?

Is there anybody out there with N-470 experience?

Re: Green Card Options for your Wife. A problem with re-entry permit is that the period you live outside does not count towards meeting the citizenship criteria of physical presence of 2.5 years within USA.

Has anyone ever had an N-470 petition approved? Would appreciate if you could share your experience with the rest. Thanks.

joef , I was reading some place that every male who was in the US between ages of 18 & 26 and did not register with Selective Service is NOT eligible for citizenship. Please check the following attorney Web page for the article...

Thanks Joef, THANKS a lot for your feedback and the document link you mentioned. By the way, for proving continous residence, can I just show documents such as apartment lease / Tax returns for the year / paystubs from the employer? Also will the period of stay abroad on N-470 count...

joef - please advice joef, I had a question relating to the clarification you gave regarding N-470 I got my green card (passport stamped) in Sept 2000. I have travelled occasionally during this period outside the US. Unfortunately, I did travel in March of this year. But I did...

Some company has agreed to sponsor a new H1 for a friend of mine. He is currently based in India. Nowadays, how many months is it taking for H1 processing. Also is INS approving petiitions inspite of all the layoffs here? Further will Premier processing expedite the processing time? Thanks.

Is a person on H1 or else B1 (presently in US) allowed to change to F1 status?

Is a person on H1 or else B1 (presently in US) allowed to change to F1 status?

Is a person on H1 or else B1 (presently in US) allowed to change to F1 status?

H1 Sponsorship Is there any specific financial amount that needs to be shown to INS? For instance, if the person being sponsored for H1 is being given a salary of 60,000 $ and the petition is for 1 year, does the company need to have financial bank balance for say 100,000 $?

Can a start up software company sponsor an H1 petition?

Please clarify To prove my residence, do I actually need to rent an apartment? Can I claim that I am living at a friend's apartment and paying him rent?

I was in India for 4 months and just returned to the US. I was asked some questions by the immigration officers about why I stayed out of the country for such a long time. Now I am planning to stay here for a month and then go back to India for about 3 months. After that, I am planning on...