About to apply for citizenship

[Gallega]

Hi,

I am planning on applying for my citizenship in December (eligible based both on the numbers of years I have been married as a permanent resident and the number of years I have been a permanent resident even w/o counting my marriage). Hopefully, that made sense. I am tired

At any rate, hubby and I are planning on traveling out of the country this summer for about 2 weeks. My fear is missing and not responding to any correspondence from immigration should they send any mail while we are gone. Should we include a cover letter stating our absence? I'm just afraid of missing an appointment letter and having my application denied/suspended.

Anyway, do you guys think I should just wait after the trip or should I just include a cover letter for my letter?

 

[sanjoseaug20]

At any rate, hubby and I are planning on traveling out of the country this summer for about 2 weeks. My fear is missing and not responding to any correspondence from immigration should they send any mail while we are gone. Should we include a cover letter stating our absence? I'm just afraid of missing an appointment letter and having my application denied/suspended.

2 weeks is nothing ... go ahead. You usually get initial receipt, FP notice, interview notice, yellow letter (if applicable) and oath notice (if not same day oath) in mail. All of these would give you more than 2 weeks notice to appear ... except maybe oath which sometimes can be last minute. And even if you expect the oath during your travel, you can tell the IO during interview about your travel commitment.

Last, although you can not predict what the processing speed will be for your case, if you file now, it is likely that you might be done with oath by summer.

 

[Gallega]

thanks sanjoseaug20,

Also, do you think I will have problems if I choose to apply not based on the marriage but based on my years as a resident (seems like less paperwork). Do you think that may seem suspicious (who knows)?

 

[WBH]

thanks sanjoseaug20,

Also, do you think I will have problems if I choose to apply not based on the marriage but based on my years as a resident (seems like less paperwork). Do you think that may seem suspicious (who knows)?

If you are eligible under both 5 year category and 3 year category, you can make yoru case much simplified using the 5 year route.

 

[Gallega]

If you are eligible under both 5 year category and 3 year category, you can make yoru case much simplified using the 5 year route.

Thanks! That is what I figured as well, but hope it won't look suspicious. Just overthining it, I guess.

 

[Jackolantern]

It won't look suspicious. Sometimes when the interviewer realizes the individual qualifies under both, and the individual has selected the 3-year option, the interviewer suggests changing to the 5-year option.

 

[WBH]

Thanks! That is what I figured as well, but hope it won't look suspicious. Just overthining it, I guess.

Suspitious of what? I don't get it. The IO think anyone who filed 5 years
when 3 year is eligible want to hide a bogus marriage? and maybe the IO will think anyone who file 3 year when eligblwe for 5 years is trying to hide something that happned between 3 and 5 years ago. So either way,
you can become bad in the IO's eyes

 

[Gallega]

It won't look suspicious. Sometimes when the interviewer realizes the individual qualifies under both, and the individual has selected the 3-year option, the interviewer suggests changing to the 5-year option.

Thanks!