A couple of issues and a dilemma - when to apply?

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sonzobros

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This year I can apply for citizenship, but I have a concern that I need to address before submitting my application.
Here's the situation.
TRIPS

I got my green card in June 2005 through the lottery and did 1 trip per year every 11 months until 2008.
June 1, 2008 entered the country after 11 months (started counting 5 years)
June 6, 2008 went back to Spain
Spent 2 weeks in the US in August 2008
November 1, 2008 I quit my job in Span and moved permanently to the US (rented an apartment and got a new job in NY)
In the following years I spent only a couple of weeks of vacation abroad at a time.

REASONS FOR BEING OUT OF THE US
April 2007 graduated with a Master's from a Spanish university
October 2007- October 2008 I worked in Spain as an employee
October 2007- October 2008 as a residence address I had a UPS mailbox (the one that gives you a "real" address + mail forwarding service, e.g. 1111 Massachusetts St. #123, New York, 12345 )

While I was abroad I kept a bank account, a 3-yr investment, credit card, DL, and submitted tax return every year.

Is the UPS address that I have to list on the application a potential issue? Is my job in Spain a potential issue?
Is it safe to apply for citizenship in June or should I wait until November (with my US job and apartment address on my application only)?

Thank you in advance for your help.
 
I'm not an expert on this, but to be honest since it's only 5-6 months apart, assuming you have no urgent need to become a US citizen, I would suggest to wait until November with your application to make sure you meet the 5 year rule. You never know what officer you will get and what will be their way of handling your case.
 
I agree with Maxie1. It will be safer to just wait till 5years from when you actually started living in the US.
 
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