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US Citizen Eligibility
- Thread starter Devyani
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Residence and Physical Presence Qn
Residence and Physical Presence requirement reads like this:
An applicant is eligible to file if, he has resided continuously as a lawful permanent resident in the U.S. for at least 5 years prior to filing with no single absence from the United States of more than one year; has been physically present in the United States for at least 30 months out of the previous five years (absences of more than six months but less than one year shall disrupt the applicant's continuity of residence unless the applicant can establish that he or she did not abandon his or her residence during such period) has resided within a state or district for at least three months
1. If the I-485 approval date is in Sept 2002, Can I (and family) apply for Citizenship in Sept 2007 if I during 2002-2005, I visit the US every 180 days and stay in the US for 5 days?
2. Is there another requirement that the applicant should be residing in the US for 925 complete days (30 months).
3. can this period (925 days) be any time during the 5 years or should it be during the latter half? Should this be continuous?
It would be a great help if someone can send INS links.
Residence and Physical Presence requirement reads like this:
An applicant is eligible to file if, he has resided continuously as a lawful permanent resident in the U.S. for at least 5 years prior to filing with no single absence from the United States of more than one year; has been physically present in the United States for at least 30 months out of the previous five years (absences of more than six months but less than one year shall disrupt the applicant's continuity of residence unless the applicant can establish that he or she did not abandon his or her residence during such period) has resided within a state or district for at least three months
1. If the I-485 approval date is in Sept 2002, Can I (and family) apply for Citizenship in Sept 2007 if I during 2002-2005, I visit the US every 180 days and stay in the US for 5 days?
2. Is there another requirement that the applicant should be residing in the US for 925 complete days (30 months).
3. can this period (925 days) be any time during the 5 years or should it be during the latter half? Should this be continuous?
It would be a great help if someone can send INS links.
Moon^Angel
New Member
Is it safe for me to apply for a US citizenship?
Is it safe for me to apply for a citizenship?
I am a US Immigrant who overstayed in the Philippines for almost three years. I know I am responsible for this but I never meant to do it... since my sister forced me to sign a paper stating that I was abandoning my intent to remain in US before she let me go back to Philippines. It was my intention to live separately from them (my sister & her husband) but my sister just wouldn't let me go back to Philippines w/o signing that piece of paper she made. It never was my intention not to go back to US. I thought of going back to Philippines & then come back again to US because they didn't want me to get my apartment on my own. It's very hard for me to express everything they did to me. My sister was also hurting me physically, and I was just so naive then I just didn't know what to do. I was always controlled by her.
Anyway, I could have come back sooner if she have let my other sister before it was too late that she didn't really forwarded to the Immigration that paper she had me signed. I just knew it after 2 1/2 years and I have inquired at the US Embassy when I was still in Philippines what I should do. I didn't tell them the story because I was thinking nobody will consider it. They also told me that I have to re-apply for another Visa.
I researched fot other option. I asked people I know abt what they think I shld do. And I came across a friend of my brother who has connections w/ the US Immigration people in the Philippines. To make the story short, those people took my passport & put a stamp on it w/c showed that I didn't really overstayed for 2 1/2 years in Philippines but that I went back to US six months after I stayed there.
Now, that I was able to come back to US & already had my new born baby I want to apply for citizenship. I am so concerned that they may find out I'm missing the US admission stamp in my passport w/c should proof I really set my foot in US. I'm afraid if they find out I might get deported & leave my baby here & have adapted to someone else.
I really need information on what I can do abt this. Please help me put my mind to rest ;(
I'm really worried.
Is it safe for me to apply for a citizenship?
I am a US Immigrant who overstayed in the Philippines for almost three years. I know I am responsible for this but I never meant to do it... since my sister forced me to sign a paper stating that I was abandoning my intent to remain in US before she let me go back to Philippines. It was my intention to live separately from them (my sister & her husband) but my sister just wouldn't let me go back to Philippines w/o signing that piece of paper she made. It never was my intention not to go back to US. I thought of going back to Philippines & then come back again to US because they didn't want me to get my apartment on my own. It's very hard for me to express everything they did to me. My sister was also hurting me physically, and I was just so naive then I just didn't know what to do. I was always controlled by her.
Anyway, I could have come back sooner if she have let my other sister before it was too late that she didn't really forwarded to the Immigration that paper she had me signed. I just knew it after 2 1/2 years and I have inquired at the US Embassy when I was still in Philippines what I should do. I didn't tell them the story because I was thinking nobody will consider it. They also told me that I have to re-apply for another Visa.
I researched fot other option. I asked people I know abt what they think I shld do. And I came across a friend of my brother who has connections w/ the US Immigration people in the Philippines. To make the story short, those people took my passport & put a stamp on it w/c showed that I didn't really overstayed for 2 1/2 years in Philippines but that I went back to US six months after I stayed there.
Now, that I was able to come back to US & already had my new born baby I want to apply for citizenship. I am so concerned that they may find out I'm missing the US admission stamp in my passport w/c should proof I really set my foot in US. I'm afraid if they find out I might get deported & leave my baby here & have adapted to someone else.
I really need information on what I can do abt this. Please help me put my mind to rest ;(
I'm really worried.