This forum was very helpful during my Green Card process. You guys are very helpful. Hence here I go
again seeking clarifications...
Let me explain my case. I am eligible to apply for citizenship in June - 4 yrs 9 months. Got GC in
Sept 2002.
I left this country in 2005 June for an employment opportunity in India in a public international
organization. My husband lives here in Maryland and continues his job here. The plan is to settle in
India after getting the citizenship. I have been travelling twice a year to maintain the continuous
residency rule. Ok, added to this my 9 yr old child also lives with me in India and does schooling
there. She travels only once a year with me for summer vacations. We are all GC holders.
Now I am here in Maryland on summer vacation with my child - one of those trips to maintain continuous
residency. I will leave to India - end of this month. I plan to fill the application form, sign it and
let my husband file it along with his application together in June when the eligibilty kicks in.
1. Is it ok for my husband to file my application while I am away.
2. Form requires the dates that I left and returned to the country. Should I fill in left in May (the
date) - and returned blank, on the latest row. I will return for finger prints, the date is not known
yet.
3. How does my child get her citizenship ? The whole exercise is to make her a citizen so that she
will have the option to return if required. The reason for leaving in 2005, is to enable her to adjust
easily in India while she is still young.
Comments and replies much appreciated..
again seeking clarifications...
Let me explain my case. I am eligible to apply for citizenship in June - 4 yrs 9 months. Got GC in
Sept 2002.
I left this country in 2005 June for an employment opportunity in India in a public international
organization. My husband lives here in Maryland and continues his job here. The plan is to settle in
India after getting the citizenship. I have been travelling twice a year to maintain the continuous
residency rule. Ok, added to this my 9 yr old child also lives with me in India and does schooling
there. She travels only once a year with me for summer vacations. We are all GC holders.
Now I am here in Maryland on summer vacation with my child - one of those trips to maintain continuous
residency. I will leave to India - end of this month. I plan to fill the application form, sign it and
let my husband file it along with his application together in June when the eligibilty kicks in.
1. Is it ok for my husband to file my application while I am away.
2. Form requires the dates that I left and returned to the country. Should I fill in left in May (the
date) - and returned blank, on the latest row. I will return for finger prints, the date is not known
yet.
3. How does my child get her citizenship ? The whole exercise is to make her a citizen so that she
will have the option to return if required. The reason for leaving in 2005, is to enable her to adjust
easily in India while she is still young.
Comments and replies much appreciated..