N-400 Question

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manishvora_99

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All,

I have some questions regarding Section 7 on the N-400 form (Time outside the United States) on the N-400 form. My situation is as follows:

Went to India in Jan 2005 and received green card by Consular Processing in Mumbai. Came back to US in Feb 2005 and received physical card. I am applying for Citizenship next week under the 4 years 9 month rule.


1. The question in Section 7 A states - How may days did you spend outside of the United States during the past 5 years?

Question - In Section 7 (Time Outside the US), are they looking for time spend outside the US "AFTER" i became a permanent resident card or should I also include the one month I spend in India in Jan-Feb 2005 (before I got the green card) , since it is within the 5 year window today.


2. Section 7-B asks - how many trips of 24 hours or more have you taken outside of the United States during the past five years? Section 7-C asks for a list of all trips of 24 hours or more that you have taken "AFTER" becoming a permanent resident. My issue is that if I include my Jan-Feb 2005 India trip in 7-B and not include it 7-C, there will be a mismatch between the two.

Question - In 7-B, should I include my Jan-Feb 2005 India trip?

Thank you. An early reply will be appreciated since I am submitting my N-400 in a couple of days.
 
They are only asking for trips taken as a permanent resident.

They should reword the question, as some people who apply for citizenship after 3 years of GC end up listing 2 years of trips pre-GC, even though they only need to go back as far as their first day as a permanent resident.

I am applying for Citizenship next week under the 4 years 9 month rule.
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Be careful about that, as USCIS operates with a 5 years minus 90 days rule, which is not quite the same as 4 years and 9 months. And they will reject the N-400 without an interview if it is one day too early. Sometimes they even reject applications that are exactly 90 days before the 5-year mark, because the USCIS clerk miscounted by a day (you'd think they would have a computer that calculated the 90 days, but they don't). So file at 86 days or later to protect yourself from their miscounting.
 
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