N400 Interview - Completed and Question

[NJ@IMM]

My interview is over and I passed civic and history test.

I had many trips in nine years and 3 three over 6 months. I have submitted approved N470 with N400 application and showed during the interview. After the interview I have received letter saying " A decison can not yet be made on your application"

I asked officer and he said he does not have time now to go over all the details and supervisor has too review. (Is this common).

I have signed paper, pictures etc.

Any one has gone through such experienece. I have asked officer what does this mean and he said he does not have time to go through all details, papers. If all is clear you will receive oath lettter.

Also can I travel now till I get the decison comes in.

Any one had such experinece ? Pls share...

 

[hoping in 2009]

Sorry this happened to you,,

I can share my expirience with you,

This happened in 2001, I had 1- 10 month trip. I went to my interview and passed all my tests but I was grilled and question about that trip, then they gave me the famous descion cannot be made letter :-(

About a week later I got a yellow letter asking for more documents to prove I had lived in the US during 5 years,, I did gather everything they wanted and mailed it out right away.

Then like a month later I got a You are denied letter because of lack of continous stay, by this they meant that I had broken my continous residence by leaving for 10 months.

I should have contested it,, I should have fought tooth and nail but I was crushed and did not want to deal with them anymore so I gave up. Until recently when I have reapplied and I am still woried about that one 10 month trip of so long ago.

ON the bright side I have read of many--many-- posts these days where in the end even with long trips people get approved so I wish you the best of luck

 

[McTavish]

It is not uncommon to get a decision cannot be made result, however if you are concerned about your past travels I would hesitate to travel more prior to a decision and oath as this will also be taken into account.

 

[NJ@IMM]

No Decison Yet

I was overseas with family and my wife got her Citizenship on N470 (company applied for it) ground in 2007. I should have applied with her but I did not. I am still with same copmany.

N470 preserve residency, however need 30 months / 913 days phsical presance in US and I am in US since for almost 17 yeras and with GC 9+ yeras.

My job requires travel even after coming back I have been traveling on business 2 to 5 days stech outside USA.

Any hope ?

 

[NJ@IMM]

Decison can not be made

I have submitted all trip details since I have gotten my GC.

I have taken 20 trip since GC and listed all of them in application. Do you think this was an issue ? I had 3 trip more then 6 months in 9 years.

 

[Jackolantern]

N470 preserve residency, however need 30 months / 913 days phsical presance in US and I am in US since for almost 17 yeras and with GC 9+ yeras.

The relevant period for determinations of physical presence and continuous residence is the last 5 years.

I had 3 trip more then 6 months in 9 years.

How many of those long trips were in the past 5 years? When did the last long trip end?

A single trip of over 6 months is enough to deny you unless you can present enough evidence to convince them otherwise. THREE trips of over 6 months in the past 5 years makes the burden of proof extremely high for you. You still have a chance for approval, but it doesn't look good.

 

[NJ@IMM]

n470 stays you need 30 months totaling period or periods. It does not ask for continous period.

in last 5 yreas I have three trips more then 6 months. Last trip ended in June 2007.

If I count total period I am in USA since I had my GC it is more then 30 months in last 9 yrs.

 

[bestpal]

n470 stays you need 30 months totaling period or periods. It does not ask for continous period.

in last 5 yreas I have three trips more then 6 months. Last trip ended in June 2007.

If I count total period I am in USA since I had my GC it is more then 30 months in last 9 yrs.

again, they only look at the last 5 years. you can be in the US for 50 yrs but if you made a single 6.1 month trip in the last 5 years, you have break your continous resident requirement. Be prepare for the worse.

 

[Jackolantern]

n470 stays you need 30 months totaling period or periods. It does not ask for continous period.

Physical presence and continuous residence are two different things.

The physical presence requirement is 30 months in the past 5 years. The 30 months don't have to be continuous.

The continuous residence requirement is 5 continuous years with no trips over 6 months. Allowances can be made for a trip of over 6 months if the trip is less than a year and you can present enough evidence of maintaining ties to the US during the long trip, but with 3 trips like that it is going to be really really difficult to convince them to grant your citizenship. If the 3 trips were close together, that makes it even worse.

 

[Bobsmyth]

A single trip of over 6 months is enough to deny you unless you can present enough evidence to convince them otherwise. THREE trips of over 6 months in the past 5 years makes the burden of proof extremely high for you. You still have a chance for approval, but it doesn't look good.

I'm assuming you're stating this as a general rule and not specific to OP since he mentioned he applied with approved N-470, so continuous residency is not the concern here. What is potentially an issue is physical presence, since OP didn't clarify how much physical presence he had in last 5 years, (he only mentioned he had more than 30 months in last 9 years).

 

[Jackolantern]

I'm assuming you're stating this as a general rule and not specific to OP since he mentioned he applied with approved N-470, so continuous residency is not the concern here.

Hmm... it's not clear what the OP really means. I got the impression that he could have benefited from an N-470 through his wife's employment but didn't:

I was overseas with family and my wife got her Citizenship on N470 (company applied for it) ground in 2007. I should have applied with her but I did not.

But if the "should have applied" was referring to the N-400 and not the N-470, and he actually got the N-470, then the continuous residence shouldn't be a problem and the only issue is the physical presence, 30 months of which has to be in the last 5 years prior to filing the N-400. It also seems the OP mistakenly thinks that the past 9 years should count for something.

 

[NJ@IMM]

again, they only look at the last 5 years. you can be in the US for 50 yrs but if you made a single 6.1 month trip in the last 5 years, you have break your continous resident requirement. Be prepare for the worse.

N470 does not have last 5 years....

 

[Bobsmyth]

Hmm... it's not clear what the OP really means. I got the impression that he could have benefited from an N-470 through his wife's employment but didn't:

The OP did mention it was approved:

"I had many trips in nine years and 3 three over 6 months. I have submitted approved N472 with N400 application and showed during the interview. After the interview I have received letter saying " A decison can not yet be made on your application"

*The N-472 he mentioned is a typo to mean N470.

 

[NJ@IMM]

The OP did mention it was approved:

"I had many trips in nine years and 3 three over 6 months. I have submitted approved N472 with N400 application and showed during the interview. After the interview I have received letter saying " A decison can not yet be made on your application"

*The N-472 he mentioned is a typo to mean N470.

The N470 approval was on my employment based and my wife has already benifited from it. I also have checked with Immigration lawyer before applying and lawyer said no issue the case is clear and you have and all basis are covered. FYI I also have filed RIR and approved. Green book.

 

[Jackolantern]

So how many months of physical presence do you have in the last 5 years immediately before applying? If you have the 30 months within that time span, you'll be approved unless there is something else wrong with your case that we don't know about.

 

[NJ@IMM]

So how many months of physical presence do you have in the last 5 years immediately before applying? If you have the 30 months within that time span, you'll be approved unless there is something else wrong with your case that we don't know about.

I have 943 days physical presense in last 5 yeras. That all nothing else is wrong with the case....

 

[Jackolantern]

I have 943 days physical presense in last 5 yeras. That all nothing else is wrong with the case....

If those 943 days were in the past 5 years right before your filing date (not your interview date), you'll be approved. It's just a matter of time for you to get the final stamp of approval.

Maybe because your total days of physical presence were just barely above the minimum and you had so many trips, they just want some extra time to check their databases to see if you forgot a trip or made a mistake on any of the dates, given that in your case if anything is off by a few weeks it could make the difference between failing the physical presence requirement or satisfying it.