Silly Man
Volunteer moderator
Greetings everyone.
I am nearing the 5 year mark, and will file for citizenship, hopefully next year, so I am beginning my homework - getting back in this immigration circle.
My job requires me to travel a lot, sometimes internationally. I need to understand if this causes any issues with the "5 year" limit I need to reach or not.
I am aware of the "Don't be outside of the US for > 6 months continously", but my questions are -
- If I am outside for less than 30 day period at any given time, do the days spent outside US count towards the 5 year wait?
- If I am outside for greater than 30 day period at any given time, do the days spent outside US count towards the 5 year wait?
- If, I am never outside of the US for a continous 6 months, BUT, if my international trips put together, do end up being greater than 180 days - is that a problem?
- Any other guidance/things to watch for you could educate me about in my situation?
-- Finally --
I will file for c'ship next year. Is there anything I need to do now?
I haven't filed AR-11, so I will take care of that now.
I was 27 years old when I got the GC, so no need to register for "selective service"?.
Anything else I need to be careful of?
Thanks everyone for your help (and hopefully I'll run into some familiar faces from 5 years ago on this forum again).
- See ya -
SM
I am nearing the 5 year mark, and will file for citizenship, hopefully next year, so I am beginning my homework - getting back in this immigration circle.
My job requires me to travel a lot, sometimes internationally. I need to understand if this causes any issues with the "5 year" limit I need to reach or not.
I am aware of the "Don't be outside of the US for > 6 months continously", but my questions are -
- If I am outside for less than 30 day period at any given time, do the days spent outside US count towards the 5 year wait?
- If I am outside for greater than 30 day period at any given time, do the days spent outside US count towards the 5 year wait?
- If, I am never outside of the US for a continous 6 months, BUT, if my international trips put together, do end up being greater than 180 days - is that a problem?
- Any other guidance/things to watch for you could educate me about in my situation?
-- Finally --
I will file for c'ship next year. Is there anything I need to do now?
I haven't filed AR-11, so I will take care of that now.
I was 27 years old when I got the GC, so no need to register for "selective service"?.
Anything else I need to be careful of?
Thanks everyone for your help (and hopefully I'll run into some familiar faces from 5 years ago on this forum again).
- See ya -
SM