I find that a surprising result, especially since it appears the IO didn't ask you about either your employment or residence situation.
Congratulations. Don't forget to keep on paying uncle sam, even if you do decide to live in India permanently.
http://www.immigrationportal.com/showpost.php?p=1876112&postcount=1091
I am done with my citizenship process, and took the oath yesterday. Thank you all for the clarifications provided. The link above is the interview success message. Now we have to process the US Passports....
I guess Congrats, but why would one want a US Citizenship if you are not planning on living in the US. What is the whole point? I just don't get it
I think what helped was the type of organization the poster was working for. That job probably would have qualified for an N-470. Although the N-470 wasn't actually filed, working in a job that meets the criteria still helps when it comes to preserving continuous residence.I find that a surprising result, especially since it appears the IO didn't ask you about either your employment or residence situation.
I think what helped was the type of organization the poster was working for. That job probably would have qualified for an N-470. Although the N-470 wasn't actually filed, working in a job that meets the criteria still helps when it comes to preserving continuous residence.
It's not the working abroad that might have been a problem for this poster, it is being abroad for those lengths of time. Series of multiple long trips have been the basis for denial for other people, even though each trip was under 6 months. But working abroad for certain types of employers (US government, certain international organizations, US corporations) is often viewed as not breaking continuous residence; the poster probably would have been denied if the time was spent taking extended vacations.Perhaps. Or maybe the OP was successful because she met the statutory residence requirement for naturalization which is 2.5 years within the U.S and no single trip of more than 6 months. There is nothing in the law that says naturalization should be denied simply on the basis of working abroad.
I have seen some people whose applications were returned for having "applied" earlier than 4 years 9 months. In other cases if their application reached USCIS a day earlier than 5 years less 30 days they were denied even at the interview stage which was 5 months later!
Yes, but for applying before 5 years minus 90 days, not 30 days.teleks, congratulations!
Can someone please throw some light on the red portion above? Did such instances really occur?
Overturned on what basis? The law is clear about the earliest time you can apply. Denial for applying too early is not a permanent rejection; it is overcome merely by reapplying later, so there is generally no need for appeal.If so, I would think that all such denials were in error... they must have been challenged and quikcly overruled.
teleks,
Congratulations! So is your husband planning to join you in India. I am sure it is tough for the girl to live separated from dad for so long? Are you a member of r2i club? maybe we can discuss things offline there.