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ddemissi

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Hello Everyone,

My friend got his GC thru Asylum, in mid 90’s and recently he petitioned to become a US citizen. But he is worried that he traveled a couple of time to his home country due to family emergency. Do you think he will be asked to justify why he traveled to him home country? Thank you
 
ddemissi said:
Hello Everyone,

My friend got his GC thru Asylum, in mid 90’s and recently he petitioned to become a US citizen. But he is worried that he traveled a couple of time to his home country due to family emergency. Do you think he will be asked to justify why he traveled to him home country? Thank you
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Just tell him to follow the process. If asked then tell. that should be everyone's policy regarding immigration. If in interview, they ask him, then he should explain that why he travelled.

I don't think it will be a issue but tell him to be prepared just in case.
 
Ddemissi

Ddemissi, Please report back the experience of your husband about his Citizenship interview/experience. It will help a lot of people who traveled to the home country. I'm also going this month.
I don't think anyone can produce an example where someone's citizenship got denied due to going back to home country.
I think he should be fine.
 
ddemissi said:
Hello Everyone,

My friend got his GC thru Asylum, in mid 90’s and recently he petitioned to become a US citizen. But he is worried that he traveled a couple of time to his home country due to family emergency. Do you think he will be asked to justify why he traveled to him home country? Thank you
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may or may not .
if the officer ask you freind ..he have to answer and answer right..
now the situation is depend on how your freind travel
did he travel before getting his green card or after?
did he travel using renew national passport or travel document?
how long he did stay in his home country?
the nature and history of his country?
remember they deny citizenship for applicant because he enter the country with student visa without attend school.
I 'm not try to scare your freind ..but if travel to his COP in the bad manner ..tell him stay way from citizenship because we not talking here about just denial.
usually people happy with their P.resindercy ..they can travel back homes as many they want ..but without thinking about citizenship..sametimes in life who want all lose all. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
 
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Thank you all for your prompt responses. Actually he traveled twice after getting his GC, his interview is tomorrow, and sure I will post as soon as I hear from him Thank you so much.
 
This is just an update on my friend situation, he finished the process and become a US Citizen, everything in one day. He said he was not asked about his previous travel to his home country.
 
Can he petition for any family member now, or he has to wait to get his American Passport?

By the way thanks for news,
Nice.
 
Actually, he is thinking to petition for his family. I don’t think he has to wait until he gets his passport. They gave him, some sort of certificate it shows that he is naturalized citizen etc.
 
Punjabi_Munda said:
Thanks Ddemissi,
This clears a lot of doubts.
Very helpful.

Regards,
Punjabi Munda
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Ddemissi's friend case is just one lucky instance. We should not take this instance as a great example or reference. The officer may be in good mood or still be in New Year's hangover and care less to ask questions. I see most immigration cases are determined based on how the individual officer perceived the case. For example, we know that some prospective asylees interviewed for two or more hours, but others spent only 15 minutes, but all got the same approval. I know for sure that one woman was asked only two questions, and got approval. I was interviewed for stinky two and half hours! The rationale? Abide by the rules, be prepared for the worst scenario, keep your records/back-ups...just in case!
 
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bornTwice said:
Ddemissi's friend case is just one lucky instance. We should not take this instance as a great example or reference. The officer may be in good mood or still be in New Year's hangover and care less to ask questions. I see most immigration cases are determined based on how the individual officer perceived the case. For example, we know that some prospective asylees interviewed for two or more hours, but others spent only 15 minutes, but all got the same approval. I know for sure that one woman was asked only two questions, and got approval. I was interviewed for stinky two and half hours! The rationale? Abide by the rules, be prepared for the worst scenario, keep your records/back-ups...just in case!
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Thanks for all of these news, lucky or reality check. We all agree it depends on the I/O's then mood lucky day.

Again, can anybody here give an example that because of a visit to CoP then the applicant was denied citizenship ? More important, what was the follow-up after such denial --- reapply again or in deportation or back to asylee status or continue on GC ?
 
ddemissi said:
This is just an update on my friend situation, he finished the process and become a US Citizen, everything in one day. He said he was not asked about his previous travel to his home country.
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Did your friend use a renewed NP ( after GC or after AS ? ) for his visit to CoP ? Did the I/O take the NP + GC card back to US Gov't during this interview because he is now US citizen ?
 
He said, he still has his GC, I guess he wasn’t asked to surrender it during the interview. and, he used his GC to travel a couple of time to his home country.
 
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