Application question

[sxdx79 0]

I was looking over the n400 and have two questions. Is visiting the US Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico considered leaving the country? I know they are territories but not states, should I list these trips anyway?

Also husband has a child from a former marriage but does not have custody. Do I list her as my stepchild? I have not adopted her or have any legal rights regarding my husbands daughter so I don't know if this would apply. We don't have children together at this time.

Thanks and have a great new year

[moonhunt 1]

I was looking over the n400 and have two questions. Is visiting the US Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico considered leaving the country? I know they are territories but not states, should I list these trips anyway?

Also husband has a child from a former marriage but does not have custody. Do I list her as my stepchild? I have not adopted her or have any legal rights regarding my husbands daughter so I don't know if this would apply. We don't have children together at this time.

Thanks and have a great new year

It depends whether you get stamped on your passport for that trip or not.

If you don't need to submit I-94 and/or stamped for immigration stamp, I think you don't.

But for your safety, you can consider it as out-of-country trip, put it there, and count the days to show you are not breaking residency requirement even though they include those.

Or you can make two versions of N400 application based on two different assumptions - including those, and excluding those -.

Submit one, and bring other to the Interview, so if adjudicator says differently, you can pass him correct N400 application form.

For children, since this is your case, and children is not yours, I don't think you should list them under dependent.

But some people with more knowledge on this matter may correct my answers.