I can give oath ceremony only if I finished the full 5 years of continued residency?

jonny1

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I received my GC in April of 2008 and since than I have traveled outside the US only for 57 days total.

I filed my N400 App in Feb 2013 and had my interview done last week. Everything went smooth in about 15 or 20 mins & told me I would receive the oath letter in mail with decision in next 30 days. The agent sounded bit new to her job but was nice.
Since I spent about 2 months outside the US since my GC resident since date, will that count?
I can't do the oath until late June?
 
If your trips weren't long enough and/or frequent enough to break the continuous residence or physical presence requirements, the trips will not be subtracted from the 5 years of residence which you accumulate. So if you take a 3 month trip, that doesn't mean you have to wait an extra 3 months to become eligible for citizenship. If you applied soon enough and they processed you fast enough, you could have taken the oath as early as your 5 year anniversary in April.

In places where they don't have same day oath, it is normal for the oath to be 1 or 2 months after the interview. In your case, having to wait another month has nothing to do with the few trips you took; it's just the time they need to complete the bureaucratic processing and fit you into an oath ceremony which isn't fully booked yet.
 
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