Long travel between interview and Oath, and passport question

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chaimdan

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Hi,

Is there any problem with long absence following Interview and before oath (almost two months?)

I'm waiting to receive the Oath letter, was told it was mailed already, I'm wondering am I required to bring my foreign passport to the oath ceremony?

Any other docs aside from GC and oath letter (obviously will have license with me..)

Thanks
 
chaimdan said:
Hi,

Is there any problem with long absence following Interview and before oath (almost two months?)

I'm waiting to receive the Oath letter, was told it was mailed already, I'm wondering am I required to bring my foreign passport to the oath ceremony?

Any other docs aside from GC and oath letter (obviously will have license with me..)

Thanks
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If you do make the travel, I think it is better to bring the original N400 copy to teh oath and
show the supervisor there even counting this new 2 month trip, you still meet teh residence ceriteral
way inside the border.

But if you were already on or close to the borderline at the time of interview, this 2 month
may cause concern.

Also if you make the trip, go to oath as early as possible in case USCIS need the time to figure it out.
They will not delay oath for many otehrs simply because of one person
 
WBH said:
Also if you make the trip, go to oath as early as possible in case USCIS need the time to figure it out.
They will not delay oath for many otehrs simply because of one person
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Thanks a lot, that's a great point.... Appreciate your help..
 
A 2 month trip between interview and oath is not an issue since physical presence requirement must only be met up until the time you apply, and is too short to put continuous residency into question (unless the 2 month trip involved activities that suggest you have broken residential ties.)
Bring your foreign passport to oath since you'll be required to disclose the trip and the IO at oath may want to see your passport for entry/exit stamps.
 
Bobsmyth said:
A 2 month trip between interview and oath is not an issue since physical presence requirement must only be met up until the time you apply, and is too short to put continuous residency into question
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It is an issue if by the time of interview the applicant was the only a month above meeting physicsl presence. It is not likely but
we do not know if USCIS just depend on likelihood or want to be totally sure. If they want to make totally sure , then they have to access their database. I am not sure if tehy have access to their database from the oath site
 
WBH said:
It is an issue if by the time of interview the applicant was the only a month above meeting physicsl presence. It is not likely but
we do not know if USCIS just depend on likelihood or want to be totally sure. If they want to make totally sure , then they have to access their database. I am not sure if tehy have access to their database from the oath site
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Physical presence must only be met up until the time you apply, whereas continuous residency must be met up until oath. For example, an applicant with 31 months of physical presence at the time of application (under 5 year rule), can still travel more than 1 month during the process without having to worry about physical presence.
 
Bobsmyth said:
Physical presence must only be met up until the time you apply, whereas continuous residency must be met up until oath. For example, an applicant with 31 months of physical presence at the time of application (under 5 year rule), can still travel more than 1 month during the process without having to worry about physical presence.
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What if one make too many back to back trips after sending N400. It is possible one, right after sending N400, go overseas, come back for one day for FP, then going abroad again, then come back for one day for interview, then going out again , then come back on the eve before oath. Each trip is much less than 6 months but all would be look bad had it occur before the interview.
 
WBH said:
What if one make too many back to back trips after sending N400. It is possible one, right after sending N400, go overseas, come back for one day for FP, then going abroad again, then come back for one day for interview, then going out again , then come back on the eve before oath. Each trip is much less than 6 months but all would be look bad had it occur before the interview.
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You mention trips before FP, and trips before interview. Both of these need to be disclosed at interview ... I think the IO will be figure this out since the person is basically flying in just for the appointment. If the IO still approves the person, then only the travel between interview and oath matters ... and that too for continuous residency purpose.

And did not 2 of these 3 trips occur prior to the interview ... not the OP's but in the hypothetical example you gave.
 
sanjoseaug20 said:
You mention trips before FP, and trips before interview. Both of these need to be disclosed at interview ... I think the IO will be figure this out since the person is basically flying in just for the appointment. If the IO still approves the person, then only the travel between interview and oath matters ... and that too for continuous residency purpose.

And did not 2 of these 3 trips occur prior to the interview ... not the OP's but in the hypothetical example you gave.
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I figure physcial presence is a hard criteria but continous residency is a soft criteria the IO can make subjective judgement.
So the USCIS may not bother too much.
 
WBH said:
What if one make too many back to back trips after sending N400. It is possible one, right after sending N400, go overseas, come back for one day for FP, then going abroad again, then come back for one day for interview, then going out again , then come back on the eve before oath. Each trip is much less than 6 months but all would be look bad had it occur before the interview.
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Yes, back to back trips during process may look bad, but from a continuous residency perceptive not a physical presence one.
 
What do "Any immigration documents you may have" mean on the oath form, that need to be brought to the oath?

(Biometric papers, original application?!)

Anything else? Thanks
 
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