Yay! Got my citizenship! Through military

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HannahSun

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I posted on here some months ago and just wanted to share that I got my citizenship on April 7 at the Baltimore office. I applied based on my military service, I have served 8 years in the military.

For those wondering about military time lines, the whole process for me took 4 months. My packet was received on January 12th and on April 7th, I had the interview and oat ceremony.

Now, I had taken a 11 month trip back in 2007 and I prepared all the documents I needed to prove I did not break my continuous residence. Bank statements, taxes, credit card statements. However, the IO never asked for anything. He did ask why I was gone for so long, I explained and we moved on. This was the only trip I had taken out side of the U.S in the last 5 years. Now, I'm aware that I am actually exempt from the continuous residence rule because I applied based on my military status, but I just wanted to cover all my bases. Just in case, you never know.

All in all it was a great experience for me, I wish the same to you ALL!
 
HannahSun said:
I posted on here some months ago and just wanted to share that I got my citizenship on April 7 at the Baltimore office. I applied based on my military service, I have served 8 years in the military.

Why did it take you 8 years to apply. I thought you could apply right after one year of service, either as a reserve soldier or active duty soldier?
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godisgoodtome said:
HannahSun said:
I posted on here some months ago and just wanted to share that I got my citizenship on April 7 at the Baltimore office. I applied based on my military service, I have served 8 years in the military.

Why did it take you 8 years to apply. I thought you could apply right after one year of service, either as a reserve soldier or active duty soldier?
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Just a personal choice as to why it took me that long, just as I joined the military for personal reasons as well, not really for the sole purpose of being a citizen. Yes, I believe that you can apply only after a year of service.

Oh, wanted to add when talking to the IO he did mention something about there being a difference between reserve soldier and active duty, he did not elaborate on that though and I didn't asked. He just mentioned something about the rules being different, what ever that means.
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Now, I had taken a 11 month trip back in 2007 and I prepared all the documents I needed to prove I did not break my continuous residence. Bank statements, taxes, credit card statements. However, the IO never asked for anything. He did ask why I was gone for so long, I explained and we moved on.

Yes, I was wondering why you would go with your taxes, bank statements, credit card bills etc,as these are not required for Naturalization?
 
godisgoodtome said:
Now, I had taken a 11 month trip back in 2007 and I prepared all the documents I needed to prove I did not break my continuous residence. Bank statements, taxes, credit card statements. However, the IO never asked for anything. He did ask why I was gone for so long, I explained and we moved on.

Yes, I was wondering why you would go with your taxes, bank statements, credit card bills etc,as these are not required for Naturalization?
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In general, you do know that if you take a trip outside of the U.S that lasts 11 months,( anything more then 6 months to a year) you are presumed to have broken your continuous residence? That stands if you are not applying based on military status.

Even though I applied based on military status and was exempt I thought it'd be better to play it safe. You just really never know and it did not hurt me to gather some information I already had laying around. Better safe then sorry.
 
Same question on people applying for N-400 with taxreturns, i am getting confused here. Does it states that we have to submit our taxtranscripts when fillin for N-400?
 
godisgoodtome said:
Same question on people applying for N-400 with taxreturns, i am getting confused here. Does it states that we have to submit our taxtranscripts when fillin for N-400?
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No it doesn't, and I didn't submit them but the IO will most likely ask for them during the interview, although nowhere does it say that we need those documents.
 
godisgoodtome said:
Same question on people applying for N-400 with taxreturns, i am getting confused here. Does it states that we have to submit our taxtranscripts when fillin for N-400?
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The interview letter document checklist states to bring tax receipts for marriage based and for trips over 6 months. Unless you have prove martial ties or prove continuous residency, tax receipts will most likely not be asked for.
 
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