N-14 for Proof of Residence: Continuity

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After I lost job in June 2010, I travelled abroad to stay with parents. After my interview, officer gave me N-14 requesting proof that I didn't abandon residence in US for these time periods I was outside US : June 11, 2010 - December 7, 2010 and Dec. 21, 2010 - May 15, 2011. I have only mortgage statements, credit card statements, cell phone bills, home insurance. Do I provide copies of these for every month for the above periods? What should I answer to each of these questions?

1. Did you terminate your employment in US? (I guess YES as I was laid off in June 2010)
2. Where did your immediate family reside? (My kids stayed with me, but my husband stayed is US and abroad)
3. Did you retain full access to your US abode? (we rented our home since Sep. 2010)
4. Did you obtain employment while abroad? (No, I didn't take up any job abroad)
 
1) You didn't terminate employment, your employer did. Respond accordingly.
2) Indicate where your husband and kids were during that time.
3) Did you rent out your home or did you pay rent on your home?
4) No, since you didn't take employment abroad.

You'll need to provide evidence for every month during the period in question.
 
Since I intended to stay for 1-2 years abroad, my husband took up a job with US company that posted him overseas (he and both kids are US citizens) and he has been travelling back and forth. We rented our house since Sep. 2010. How should I convince them that I didn't abandon residence and intend to return as all other family members are citizens? I need to go back to the kids abroad and this delay is adding more time to citizenship processing.
 
Is this because the long stays were in last 5 years or this can be an issue even with stays older than 5 years?
 
jj154728 said:
Is this because the long stays were in last 5 years or this can be an issue even with stays older than 5 years?
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Usually it is an issue with stays within the period being reviewed. It can be an issue for periods outside of the 5 year window, but that's only if the stays were very long that they might consider you abandoned your residence or lied to get back in (like you said you were out for a week but you were out 2 years). In this case it seems to be an issue because the stays were just before applying for naturalization. There is a clear indication (based on the limited facts) that the whole family has relocated abroad. It is hard to prove otherwise when the home is rented out and so on.
 
text123 said:
How should I convince them that I didn't abandon residence and intend to return as all other family members are citizens?
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Family being citizen is no guarantee that you will not abandon residence. It will be a hard-sell and only a lawyer might be able to find how to sell this story. While I agree it is a bad situation to be in, do not do this on your own.
 
A friend of mine is going through the same thing. He and his wife went to Korea for 2 years and she is trying to gain US citizenship. He got a job in Korea teaching English that was too good to pass up. So he rented out his house and move back...and is having a hard time getting immigration to process her citizenship.
 
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