Question for those who have left the US and applied for N-400

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hoping in 2009

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Ok here is my scenerio

In 1998 I applied for citizenship and was denied because I left the US for 10 months in 1993/94,

I now want to reapply but as I was filling out the form the question part 7 asks to list all the trips outside the US since becoming legal residents , Now my question is should I answer thruthfully and if I do will they give me a hard time because I was absent for so longback in 1993/94, what is the worst that can happen? does anyone know?

My other option is to leave it blank but they still may question me in the interview about any time spent outside the US right,,

PLEASE anyone who has had long trips outside of the US and gone through the interview share your expiriences.

Thanks :(
 
You MUST ANSWER TRUTHFULLY. They have records too, and they just want to see that you're honest about them, so DO NOT LIE! The trip in 93/94 shouldn't matter, as long as you've maintained continuous residence and physical presence in the US during the 5 years preceding your application date.
 
hoping in 2009 said:
Ok here is my scenerio

In 1998 I applied for citizenship and was denied because I left the US for 10 months in 1993/94,

I now want to reapply but as I was filling out the form the question part 7 asks to list all the trips outside the US since becoming legal residents , Now my question is should I answer thruthfully and if I do will they give me a hard time because I was absent for so longback in 1993/94, what is the worst that can happen? does anyone know?

My other option is to leave it blank but they still may question me in the interview about any time spent outside the US right,,

PLEASE anyone who has had long trips outside of the US and gone through the interview share your expiriences.

Thanks :(
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It does not ask for all the trip, it asks for all the trips in last 5 years.
Here it is:
How many trips of 24 hours or more have you taken outside of the United States during the past five years?
 
mh66ii said:
It does not ask for all the trip, it asks for all the trips in last 5 years.
Here it is:
How many trips of 24 hours or more have you taken outside of the United States during the past five years?
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Part C of that question asks to list ALL trips since becoming a permanent resident.
 
mh66ii said:
It does not ask for all the trip, it asks for all the trips in last 5 years.
Here it is:
How many trips of 24 hours or more have you taken outside of the United States during the past five years?
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Oh how I wish you were right NOTHING would make me happier than to avoid that question but unfortunatly I have read and re-read the form and yes in Part 7 it has

A. how many days did you spend outside the US during the past five years?

B. How many trips of 24 hours or more have you taken outside the US during the past 5 years?

AND

c. List below all the trips of 24 hours or more that you have taken outside the US since becoming a Lawful Permanent Resident Begin with your most recent trip.

My answer to A and B are O (none) BUT my answer to C looks more scary.
:o
 
hoping in 2009 said:
I now want to reapply but as I was filling out the form the question part 7 asks to list all the trips outside the US since becoming legal residents , Now my question is should I answer thruthfully and if I do will they give me a hard time because I was absent for so longback in 1993/94, what is the worst that can happen? does anyone know?
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How can you even think of not listing that trip, considering that they obviously know about it? They'll deny you for lying on the application if you don't list that trip.

As long as you are truthful about what you put on the application, they don't care about trips that ended more than 5 years ago, unless the trip is so ridiculously long (i.e. much more than a year) that your green card would have been revoked if they knew about the trip before. So write down that 10 month trip and don't worry about it.
 
Thank you Jackolantern for your advice you are totally right I have to tell the truth lying or leaving the question blank may be worse,,

I went through such depression at the time I got denied that I guess all my fears just came flooding back and the biggest one was getting rejected again, btw at the time of my first application I was TOTALLY mis-informed about INS rules and the person that filled that application for me was even more clueless than I was back then I was young and did not do my research so I paid for my mistake :-(
 
The average opinion in this forum is that those cases denied for lack of meeting continuous or physical requirements are denied without prejudice. That means that you can apply now and don't worry that the prior denial will cause you any trouble with this application. Fill out the trip information truthfully and you shouldn't worry, as they only care about the trips in the last five years, or as Jackolantern pointed out, perhaps they care about some egregious cases where people leave the country for a very long time and could be considered that they abandoned their permanent residency.

Anyway, in your case that old trip shouldn't cause you any trouble if you apply now.

My 2 cents.
 
hoping in 2009 said:
Oh how I wish you were right NOTHING would make me happier than to avoid that question but unfortunatly I have read and re-read the form and yes in Part 7 it has

A. how many days did you spend outside the US during the past five years?

B. How many trips of 24 hours or more have you taken outside the US during the past 5 years?

AND

c. List below all the trips of 24 hours or more that you have taken outside the US since becoming a Lawful Permanent Resident Begin with your most recent trip.

My answer to A and B are O (none) BUT my answer to C looks more scary.
:o
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Has it been revised???? I am sorry I did not know.Just leting you know that even if it has not been revised IO will have your last N-400 in your file and all the document and reason for denial for citizenship on your interview so it does not make much of diffrence in your situation.
As far as staying 10 months out of country I am assuming that it should not be big deal since you were allow to do it up to a year without applying for RP.So no law was broken and if you meet residency requirement for naturalization, You should be okay and hopefully this time you will get it.
 
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Well Thank you so much mh66ii ALL the advice I have received has made me feel better and also because of this advice I have avoided making the HUGE mistake of not answering that particular question correctly,,

example - I had passing thoughts of leaving it blank--- AND WORSE ---

I thank everyone, this is a GREAT and very supportive board I am glad I found it :-)
 
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