I read on this forum various stories of people being questioned why they travelled to their homeland after getting their GC and some people not having had such problems eventhough they did travel to their homeland. I noticed the negative examples were indirect accounts. Has any poster on this forum had any problems during their naturalization interview for having travelled to their homeland for short visits? even just one poster?
Although logic does not usually work for most things INS, I will still rely on some logic to say that I think the difficulty during the naturalization interview might occur if the stay was more than , say, two weeks , and were frequently made, and also depending on the type of asylum the person has. That is my common sense speaking, and I may be wrong, and if I am , please post here explaining how things really work after getting GC, preferably giving first-hand experiences as examples.
Obviously being an asylee, it raises eyebrows when it is seen that you visited your homeland. But that is when I say "depending on the type of ayslum you seeked". If it is political and even one day at your homeland may be a danger to you, then your taking that risk should have a good reason and a solid proof. But if your asylum reason is not political but other things like sexual orientation, then one week in your homeland is not something that will inflict fear in you, especially if you have sick family to visit which is a good reason to go there. In such an asylum case, it is not the travelling to that country but residing there, living there that is when the persecution would show its effect.
i don't think I was articulate enough. I have not slept for two days, forgive me. But the bottom line of what I have been trying to say is I would like to hear first-hand stories from people who have felt the necessity to visit their homeland (sick parent, etc) and if they had any difficulty at the customs in USA and in their homeland , and also if these visits were any problem for them if by any chance they have had their naturalization interview .
Although logic does not usually work for most things INS, I will still rely on some logic to say that I think the difficulty during the naturalization interview might occur if the stay was more than , say, two weeks , and were frequently made, and also depending on the type of asylum the person has. That is my common sense speaking, and I may be wrong, and if I am , please post here explaining how things really work after getting GC, preferably giving first-hand experiences as examples.
Obviously being an asylee, it raises eyebrows when it is seen that you visited your homeland. But that is when I say "depending on the type of ayslum you seeked". If it is political and even one day at your homeland may be a danger to you, then your taking that risk should have a good reason and a solid proof. But if your asylum reason is not political but other things like sexual orientation, then one week in your homeland is not something that will inflict fear in you, especially if you have sick family to visit which is a good reason to go there. In such an asylum case, it is not the travelling to that country but residing there, living there that is when the persecution would show its effect.
i don't think I was articulate enough. I have not slept for two days, forgive me. But the bottom line of what I have been trying to say is I would like to hear first-hand stories from people who have felt the necessity to visit their homeland (sick parent, etc) and if they had any difficulty at the customs in USA and in their homeland , and also if these visits were any problem for them if by any chance they have had their naturalization interview .