What is the exact meaning of district residency requirement for the US citizenship application?

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husotx

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What is exactly the district residency requirement? I found two definitions for it.

1. Most people must live in the USCIS district or State in which they are applying for at least 3 months before applying.
2. Most people must live in the USCIS district or State in which they are applying for at least LAST 3 months before applying.

I have been living in Dallas, where I will file my application soon, for more than 3 years. However, I will leave the US for vacation and file my N400 application as soon as I come back to the US.

According to the first definition, I satisfy the district residency requirement.
According to the second definition, I do not satisfy the district residency requirement.

Which definition is correct? Any help?
 
husotx said:
According to the second definition, I do not satisfy the district residency requirement.
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The second definition is correct. Your assumption that going on vacation involves a change of residency is NOT correct. You're not moving, you're going on vacation. I don't become a Florida resident just because I go to Disney World for a week or two.
 
husotx said:
I have been living in Dallas, where I will file my application soon, for more than 3 years. However, I will leave the US for vacation and file my N400 application as soon as I come back to the US.
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The district residence requirement doesn't mean you have to be physically in your US residence for the 3 months. If you return to Dallas right after your vacation, you are treated as being a Dallas resident throughout your vacation.
 
Jackolantern said:
The district residence requirement doesn't mean you have to be physically in your US residence for the 3 months. If you return to Dallas right after your vacation, you are treated as being a Dallas resident throughout your vacation.
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Yes, I will return to Dallas after my 5 month vacation. During this period I will move my stuff to a storage facility. Hence, not only I will not be in Dallas during this period, but I will not have an address in US. Do you think that I can still claim district residency?
 
Your example is not similar to my situation. First, you are going to another state in the US for a week. I am going to another country for 5 months. If I come back to Dallas after my 5 month absence in US, can I still claim as a Dallas resident in the last 3 months?
 
husotx said:
Yes, I will return to Dallas after my 5 month vacation. During this period I will move my stuff to a storage facility. Hence, not only I will not be in Dallas during this period, but I will not have an address in US. Do you think that I can still claim district residency?
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So you are not maintaining a residence at all in Dallas or Texas while you are gone? That makes it different. I'm not sure how that would be interpreted.
 
husotx said:
Yes, I will return to Dallas after my 5 month vacation. During this period I will move my stuff to a storage facility. Hence, not only I will not be in Dallas during this period, but I will not have an address in US. Do you think that I can still claim district residency?
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If you're not maintaining a US abode while you're away for 5 months it might be seen that it was your intent to severe US residency ties for continuous residency purposes. On the other hand, since you're returning to live in the same district area as before you left and at least 3 months have passed (including absence) since you first established residency in the district you will be deemed to have met district residency requirement.
 
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