possibility of missing fingerprinting notice

[achakra]

Dear All,
I am travelling abroard next week for a month and also planning to file my citizenship application. There is a possibility of getting the fingerprinting notice and missing my appointment while I am abroard. Does it mean that my application will be cancelled. This is the advice I got from a friend of mine. He is suggesting that I file my application on my return. On the otherhand, I hear of another rule to stay in US for atleast 3 months before I can file for my citizenship. Any advice will be much appreciated.

 

[LOVE N PEACE]

I am a lawyer with first degree.i have been teaching law for one year. I have been to us on a b1/b2 visa i hold still now.inow i am plannig of going to us and employed a san assistant lawyer and get furher education there nad work as a lawyer.can i qualify for any of my plans.

Any kind of advice is appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[Jackolantern]

Dear All,
I am travelling abroard next week for a month and also planning to file my citizenship application. There is a possibility of getting the fingerprinting notice and missing my appointment while I am abroard. Does it mean that my application will be cancelled.

If you miss the appointment you usually can show up for a walk-in and they'll accept your fingerprints. But they don't have to accept walk-ins, so it is not a guarantee. They generally decide at the moment when you show up whether to take walk-ins or not, based on how busy they are and what their mood is.

An alternative to walk-in is to request a reschedule. But the rescheduled appointment may be as much as 2 or 3 months in the future.

This is the advice I got from a friend of mine. He is suggesting that I file my application on my return.

I would also suggest the same. The wasted time and hassle you may experience by missing the appointment may be much greater than whatever you're trying to save by not waiting until you return.

A middle ground is to have somebody mail it in for you when you have 2 weeks or less remaining on your trip, so you'll arrive back in the US before the FP appointment. It is not mandatory that you must physically be in the US on the day the application is filed. At the interview you'll have to update them with the end date of the trip.

On the otherhand, I hear of another rule to stay in US for atleast 3 months before I can file for my citizenship.

You don't need to physically be in the US for the 3 months prior to applying. You just need to be a resident of the district/state where you are applying for 3 months. If you have already lived in the place for at least 3 months and then take a trip and then return to the same residence you would have satisfied the 3-month requirement.

 

[achakra]

thanks Jackolantern for your clear response. It is very helpfull!! I will file my application immediately upon my return. I have been in my current residence for more thn 3 yrs.