U.S Citizenship eligibility...

[parvez_hashmi]

Hello everyone,

I am in a situation where I need some help and clarification on when can I apply for my citizenship.

I got my GC through my spouse on Aug 7, 2010. I am in Saudia Arabia for work (Engineering) and since today, I have made the following trips:

Trip 1:
10/22/2011 - exited US at 12:00pm
10/25/2011 - entered US at 7:05pm 3 Days out of US.

Trip 2:
03/05/2012 - exited US at 11:00pm
03/23/2012 - entered US at 4:00pm 18 Days our of US.

Trip 3:
09/12/2012
09/14/2012 - Out for 2 Days

Trip 4:
09/26/2012 - Working for a U.S. Company in Saudia
02/04/2013 - REturned to U.S.

I applied for N-470 on 11/15/12 and it is still pending..

This is what I am planning for future:

Trip 5
02/23/2013 - Working for a U.S. Company in Saudia
04/23/2013 - Enter U.S.

Apply for citizenship on May 7th, 2013. Do the fingerprints etc.

Future Trip 2:
06/15/2013 - Leave U.S.
07/15/2013 - Enter U.S.

Stay in the country till I get interview.

All this time I will be wokring for U.S. Employer, paying taxes in the U.S. Miantaining, house mortgage, car, insurance, cell phone, etc. in the U.S. My spouse and kid is here as well.
These are my questions:
1) Can I apply for U.S. Citizenship on May 7th, 2013?
2) Will there be an issue in applying citizenship?
3) My N-470 is pending. I had an infopass and i was told it is transferred to Service Center, not sure what going on with it.
3) Any other suggestions?

I would really appreciate your help in this matter.
Thanks.

 

[Nancy Mervin]

1. You may file Form N-400 ninety (90) calendar days before permanent residence requirement completion of 3 years.
2. Since your trips outside US have been short there should not be a problem. But there is a 90 days residence requirement prior to applying for US citizenship. You need to have resided at least 90days in the same residence from where you will be filing the N-400.

 

[Jackolantern]

All this time I will be wokring for U.S. Employer, paying taxes in the U.S. Miantaining, house mortgage, car, insurance, cell phone, etc. in the U.S. My spouse and kid is here as well.

Where is "here"? The US or Saudi Arabia?

1) Can I apply for U.S. Citizenship on May 7th, 2013?

Not quite. 90 days before Aug 7 is May 9.

2) Will there be an issue in applying citizenship?

If your N-470 is not approved, your employment abroad is likely to be a problem.