Hello.
I received my GC last year and haven't spent significant time inside US. I should only be able to spend 5 months in the first 12 months with no absence more than 6 months. I recently have been offered a really good position at USAID outside US which I am interested in taking & AFAIK it can be counted towards my physical requirement however since I've not spent continuous 12 months in US so that may not work. Here are the questions
- Is there a way for me to skip the 12 months requirement in the beginning so i can join the job immediately & that should count towards physical presence
- I also understand that I need to apply for re-entry permit once I come back to US, but my current citizenship allows me visa free entry into US so would I still need it ?
- Imagine I live in US for continuously 12 months & then join the job & work with them for 1.5 years. so that should satisfy my physical requirement. If I switch to a job with a US employer outside US, I should be able to claim my continuos requirement and can apply for naturalisation after 5 years of getting GC.
Please confirm me if this is correct
I received my GC last year and haven't spent significant time inside US. I should only be able to spend 5 months in the first 12 months with no absence more than 6 months. I recently have been offered a really good position at USAID outside US which I am interested in taking & AFAIK it can be counted towards my physical requirement however since I've not spent continuous 12 months in US so that may not work. Here are the questions
- Is there a way for me to skip the 12 months requirement in the beginning so i can join the job immediately & that should count towards physical presence
- I also understand that I need to apply for re-entry permit once I come back to US, but my current citizenship allows me visa free entry into US so would I still need it ?
- Imagine I live in US for continuously 12 months & then join the job & work with them for 1.5 years. so that should satisfy my physical requirement. If I switch to a job with a US employer outside US, I should be able to claim my continuos requirement and can apply for naturalisation after 5 years of getting GC.
Please confirm me if this is correct