Question on N-400, Part 7-C

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rabid

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Hello, I have a question pertaining to the N-400 Application for Naturalization form, Part 7, section C.

It states:

List below all the trips of 24 hours or more that you have taken outside of the United States since becoming a lawful permanent resident.

I have been a lawful permanent resident since 1985, and I have traveled to and from Canada many, many times. I have no way of remembering how many times I traveled there outside of the 5 year time frame needed for Part A and B. I have also traveled overseas just a handful of times since 1985, but I can specifically recall those dates accurately. Only one time, in 1993, did my trip ever exceed the six month time frame.

My question is, what should I do about the numerous border crossings that I cannot recall from years past?

Any help is much appreciated.

Thank you.
 
List all the trips you know accurately, and attach a sheet summarizing the approximate number and lengths of trips to Canada for which you don't have accurate data.

e.g.

1999 Approx. 5 trips to Canada, 2-5 days each
2000 Approx. 20 trips to Canada, 2-10 days each
2001 Approx. 10 trips to Canada, 2-3 days each

Their main concern is trips in the past 5 years, and you'll be OK if you show an honest effort to list the trips before that, even if you don't get the details right.
 
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rabid said:
I have been a lawful permanent resident since 1985, ...
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Were you under 18 at that time? Did your parents obtain US citizenship before you turned 18? If yes to both questions, your N-400 might be denied with them telling you to file N-600 instead.
 
Thank you for the reply, the information is very helpful!

The first part is true, yes, I was under 18 when I became a LPR. However my parents have not obtained US citizenship; they are still citizens of their country of birth, but are permanent residents in the US. I had not heard of the N-600 before; I will take a look at that one as well.
 
rabid said:
I had not heard of the N-600 before; I will take a look at that one as well.
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You're not eligible for N-600, because neither parent became a US citizen before you turned 18.

But if you have children under 18, you could look into filing N-600 for them after you naturalize.
 
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