John Sreedhar
Registered Users (C)
novi400:
As a permamnet resident, you have to stay in USA most of the time. Whatever you do overseas, it has to be temporary in nature.
You said the reason for your overseas stay is to take care of your grandpa and uncle. To you it may appear right thing to do, but for officer, humanitarian side do not matter. You should have arranged your relatives to look after them till you got your citizenship.
It's huge mistake that you said you worked overseas for living. At the time of interview, you should have produced documentation to prove that the work you did overseas is for USA based company, the work is temporary in nature, the stay is temporary in nature and the company chose you to do that work. Now how can you produce such evidence if you appeal. The assignment letters has to be dated to reflect the old dates. Do not even think about producing false documentation.
When one brokes continuous residence rule, the clock resets from that day to 4 years and one month. You have not broken any rule and you need not wait for that long. You can't reapply shortly also, because the same question arises at the time of interview that why you are absent for such long period, because they look for 5 year's history.
You have these choices:
1) Appeal and try to produce evidence. See if luck is on your side.
2) Wait a year or two and reapply.
3) Keep on applying once a year. You need not to wait for 4 years and one month. But the cleaner the record in the last 5 years, more the chance is. Try your luck. Every officer may not be same. The thing is you have to pay fee everytime.
If I am not wrong, in N-400 application, nowhere one mentions how many times one applied for citizenship before or if it denied before.
As a permamnet resident, you have to stay in USA most of the time. Whatever you do overseas, it has to be temporary in nature.
You said the reason for your overseas stay is to take care of your grandpa and uncle. To you it may appear right thing to do, but for officer, humanitarian side do not matter. You should have arranged your relatives to look after them till you got your citizenship.
It's huge mistake that you said you worked overseas for living. At the time of interview, you should have produced documentation to prove that the work you did overseas is for USA based company, the work is temporary in nature, the stay is temporary in nature and the company chose you to do that work. Now how can you produce such evidence if you appeal. The assignment letters has to be dated to reflect the old dates. Do not even think about producing false documentation.
When one brokes continuous residence rule, the clock resets from that day to 4 years and one month. You have not broken any rule and you need not wait for that long. You can't reapply shortly also, because the same question arises at the time of interview that why you are absent for such long period, because they look for 5 year's history.
You have these choices:
1) Appeal and try to produce evidence. See if luck is on your side.
2) Wait a year or two and reapply.
3) Keep on applying once a year. You need not to wait for 4 years and one month. But the cleaner the record in the last 5 years, more the chance is. Try your luck. Every officer may not be same. The thing is you have to pay fee everytime.
If I am not wrong, in N-400 application, nowhere one mentions how many times one applied for citizenship before or if it denied before.
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