My friend is getting ready to apply for naturalization recently. He is in a peculiar situation. I am posting this on his behalf. He had one trip out of US during the past five years, that lasted 11 months and he is concerned about the impact of that trip on his case.
His last marriage ended up in a divorce and he had to be in India for those 11 months for the divorce proceedings. He has the documents from the Indian courts to prove this.
He was continoulsy employed (by the same US employer with whom he was employed before leaving for India) for the 11 months he was in India. He has the paystubs from my employer to prove this.
He filed his taxes as usual and has the tax return transcripts from IRS to prove this.
He had applied for reentry permit before leaving to India. He has the application as well as the reentry permit with him.
However, he did not own/rent a home in the U.S. while he was in India. And hence he does not have any rental/mortgage payment receipts. He had left all his belongings, inncluding his car, at his friend's house. He had maintained auto insurance while he was in India. He has the papers from the insurance company to prove this.
Given this 11 month trip background and the documentation that he has have, he is concerned about problems he might run into and what chances he has of his case getting approved.
I was wondering if anyone has heard of similar cases. If so, can you please share your knowlegde.
Thanks!
