Travel abroad between Interview and Oath

chaimdan

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Hi,

I have an interview coming up... after which I need to leave the country for about a month and a half. I plan on requesting the oath to be postponed...

1st Question: Is it a very negative factor to leave btwn oath and interview? what are they looking for when they ask about travel btwn interview and oath? When you go for oath are you speaking to an officer saying you were abroad and they reevaluate your approval?!

2. I have been out of the country for 350 days since getting me GC (never breaking the three month rule, usually max of 3-4 months at a time... ) I'm applying marriage based, so that leaves me with about 200 more days till I reach max (18 months out of 36).. does the same rule apply for absence btwn interview and oath? (supposing I'll have 50 days)

3. I need to write a letter requesting postponement before I actually receive the oath letter, and then just have my in-laws fill in some blanks... is a plain paper okay just requesting a reschedule? or do I need to leave room for document number, or anything else? (mail is very slow from where I'll be over seas)

Thanks a lot for your help!
 
You need to meet continuous residence requirements until the oath, which is a bit different than the 18 months out of 36 days rule. However, a 50 day trip will not affect it.

You can request for oath to be after your trip during the interview itself. If you do it afterwards, you are expected to return the oath letter to the district office where you are interviewed.

During oath, you are supposed to return the oath letter with a bunch of questions filled in. For example, have you traveled since interview? Once you check YES/NO, the officer their will ask you some questions. Based on the length of travel, they may just let you in, or do some calculations while they confirm your eligibility, or delay the oath. I feel this 50 day absence will not make much difference, and they will let you in.

Usually, all correspondence goes with either your A# (GC) or the NBC* number which is your naturalization application number.
 
Thanks a lot for the reply..

I don't want to mention it during interview, as I'm coming in from overseas for interview, I thought it might not look great... (I am resided in the states, just doing temp humanitarian/religious work in developing world...)

So I figured I would just request a change from the person dealing with that, saying I'm out of town for a month...
 
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