I have a green card since fall 2017. I plan to apply next year for Naturalization, since in my case I to wait 4 years and 9 months after getting the green card before I can apply for Naturalization. I'll submit the N-400 Application for Naturalization Form.
My question pertains to the requirement of the physical presence in the U.S. I read that one must be be physically in the U.S. for at least one half of the 5 years, which amounts to at least 5*365/2=913 days in the US. (which means at most 912 outside the US).
Is it ok to have just slightly fewer than 912 days outside the US when applying for N400? (i.e., 800 or 900 days spent outside the US)
I don't know whether having 911 outside the US or any number of days fewer than that automatically satisfies the physical presence in the U.S. or whether the USCIS has some subjectivity here (the same way has subjectivity for the continuous residence requirement test).
Assume that I satisfy the continuous residence requirement: I didn't make any trip longer than 179 days, only two of my trips were longer than 100 days, I made sure to have at least 1 month between each trip, and I'm going to different countries (almost never to my hometown, and 1 year and 6 months is the cumulative time I spent in the country I mostly frequently flew to).
My question pertains to the requirement of the physical presence in the U.S. I read that one must be be physically in the U.S. for at least one half of the 5 years, which amounts to at least 5*365/2=913 days in the US. (which means at most 912 outside the US).
Is it ok to have just slightly fewer than 912 days outside the US when applying for N400? (i.e., 800 or 900 days spent outside the US)
I don't know whether having 911 outside the US or any number of days fewer than that automatically satisfies the physical presence in the U.S. or whether the USCIS has some subjectivity here (the same way has subjectivity for the continuous residence requirement test).
Assume that I satisfy the continuous residence requirement: I didn't make any trip longer than 179 days, only two of my trips were longer than 100 days, I made sure to have at least 1 month between each trip, and I'm going to different countries (almost never to my hometown, and 1 year and 6 months is the cumulative time I spent in the country I mostly frequently flew to).
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