The Effect of Frequent Short Overseas Stays on Naturalization

marica.marius

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I'm a college professor with a green card. I don't teach over the summer and spend it outside the USA. I usually spend two to three months overseas visiting family. I have three questions regarding how this may affect my Naturalization application.

1. I don't own a home and rent only during the academic year. Hence, I don't have a US address during the summer months. Does that affect the conditions of Continuous Residence or Physical Presence?

2. The USCIS Policy Manual says, "demonstrate physical presence in the United States for at least 30 months" Does that mean that I have to be continuously physically present in the US for the 30 months preceding the naturalization application?

3. Can the fact that I leave the US every summer or that I don't maintain a US home during summer endanger the LPR status itself?
 
Being gone for 3 months a year isn’t a problem.

If you file online it calculates your presence and alerts you to any potential issues. It is 30 months out of the 5 years, not 30 continuous months.
 
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