Eligibility for citizenship

[luk12]

I got my green card in July 2003. Two years later, I moved to Canada due to family reason. I applied for re entry permit before I left US. The permit will be expiring in September, 2007. During the two years time period residing in Canada, I returned to US every 6 month by air or by crossing land except one time the interval was 9 months. Now I am planning to return to US. I would like to know if I am eligible to apply for citizenship in July 2008? By that time I will meet the requirement of residing in US for 30 months within 5 years and no single trip was beyond 6 months (except one was between 6 months and a year). I can provide all the documents supporting that I have strong tie to US, like bank account, credit card, car, auto insurance etc.

If the chance for me to apply for citizenship is rare, then I don't want to rush to move back to US. I am planning to stay for another 2 years with my family here in Canada. If that is the case, I want to go back to US temporally and apply for another re entry permit and then come back to Canada. Have anyone applied for 2nd re entry permit before? How hard is it to get it?

Thanks for any advices and suggestions in advance!

[howdy_howdy]

You will have tough time proving your residency in the US, especially with your mere "touchdowns" at the US every six months or nine months.

I would suggest you to apply for citizenship when you actually reside in the US. As for the 2nd REP, I have read in a couple of threads about people using two REP's before settling down in the US.

Good luck
howdy_howdy
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Originally Posted by luk12

I got my green card in July 2003. Two years later, I moved to Canada due to family reason. I applied for re entry permit before I left US. The permit will be expiring in September, 2007. During the two years time period residing in Canada, I returned to US every 6 month by air or by crossing land except one time the interval was 9 months. Now I am planning to return to US. I would like to know if I am eligible to apply for citizenship in July 2008? By that time I will meet the requirement of residing in US for 30 months within 5 years and no single trip was beyond 6 months (except one was between 6 months and a year). I can provide all the documents supporting that I have strong tie to US, like bank account, credit card, car, auto insurance etc.

If the chance for me to apply for citizenship is rare, then I don't want to rush to move back to US. I am planning to stay for another 2 years with my family here in Canada. If that is the case, I want to go back to US temporally and apply for another re entry permit and then come back to Canada. Have anyone applied for 2nd re entry permit before? How hard is it to get it?

Thanks for any advices and suggestions in advance!