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Here are the answers: - Parents lived in California; I went to school a few hours outside Toronto. It was expensive and frankly really unpleasant to fly (no option to directly fly--you either had take the train into Buffalo and fly from there, or take the bus into Toronto and fly from there--I...

Sorry, bad wording on my part. That's what I meant. :D

Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to mention this earlier. The August 2007 trip is a bit of an important trip for me because of personal circumstances. My birthday is in August, and this trip was only a few days after my twenty-first birthday (strategically timed so that I would be able to rent a car...

Well that date was just what people told me on a previous thread http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?318233-What-s-the-worst-case-scenario. There, I was even more confused and was worried about losing my greencard in case my application was denied. Everyone said that I wouldn't lose...

That thread scares the crap out of me, since it's essentially the same situation (except mine is a bit more questionable). And given the office I'll be applying at, I'm almost sure I will have the same problem (I don't think this office has the best reputation). Hopefully they surprise me by...

This was the clearest, most wonderful explanation ever. Essentially, I would have needed to provide that evidence if I had applied as soon as I was eligible (which was about 14 months ago). Now, no longer need to worry about it because I chose to stick it out--right? Thanks! You guys are...

Thanks for this. I totally would not have known! There is no risk that this would overly confuse them though, right? BigJoe5, do you also recommend doing this?

I'm sorry, that was kind of unclear. Here is what I meant: when I re-entered the US after the long absences (which was August 2007 and April 2006), the IO raised no issue about the length of the stay. Honestly, I don't even remember being asked about how long I was gone for. I was asked...

Hi everyone, I finally finished off my N-400 and was just reviewing the document checklist before I sent it off and I hit a total roadblock. A brief run-down of my situation: I am 25 years old, applying for naturalization. I'm a Canadian citizen and grew up there. In 2004-2008, I...

I do qualify under (b)(2)(i) and (ii). I don't think (i) will help me because I graduate in May 2010 and am only eligible in Aug 2010. Can I use (ii) to apply in August 2010 and then to transfer to TN?

So there is no way to get your file "transferred" to a different district? To clear up some of what I wrote before, here is the actual situation: my parents live in CA, and that is where my permanent address is. I have been going to school in NY for a few years. I can prove that I "live" in...

But then wouldn't I have to come back to this district for the interview? I am not returning to this address once I finish that job--I will be moving somewhere new.

I recently asked about applying for citizenship and got some really great information. Ultimately, the conclusion was that I am not eligible to apply until August 2011. The problem is, at the beginning of August, I will be moving to a new state to start a new job for one year. Since you...

Haha, good to know! Thanks for your help, everyone.

This is actually what I was afraid of. Obviously I didn't commit fraud, but I was worried that I would get denied and some record of it would be made, so that I would not get admitted the next time I travel abroad.

I think I might just do this. I didn't realize that I could apply in only 11 months--I thought I had to wait until I had five clean years + some time to put the longer trips behind me. I'm starting a job that requires me to either be applying for citizenship or apply within 6 months of...

I left as soon as my exams were done (mid-December, 2007) and came back a day or two before the spring semester started (mid-January, 2008). I then left again a few days after the spring semester (early May 2008) and, since I was done with school, have not been back for a long period of time since.

Yes. I do have a re-entry permit that my family applied for after 2007 (my parents were admitted at the border, but the IP told them to apply for one). I have never used the re-entry permit though, because I rarely left the country after it was issued in 2008 (just for a few days here and...

Really? Would you be able to point me to the regulation/form that says this? Thank you so much for your help.

I would like to apply for citizenship, but I am not sure that if I have satisfied the continuous residence requirement (i.e. I have the requisite number of days within the country, but the length and frequency some of my trips out the country from 4+ years ago may raise some questions). Since...