Travel between interview and oath

[curious123 0]

Is one allowed to travel outside of U.S. between interview and oath? If yes can there be complications?

[curious123 0]

Is one allowed to travel outside of U.S. between interview and oath? If yes can there be complications?

Help anyone?

[NickD 203]

Is one allowed to travel outside of U.S. between interview and oath? If yes can there be complications?

Help anyone?

All I can tell you is that you are asked if you traveled outside the US since your interview, either yes or no. That's the second question on the back of the N-445 alone with seven other questions and all it says is you may be questioned about your answers and only request documentation if your marital status has changed. Says nothing if you took a trip outside of the USA.

It's not like answering yes to some of the other questions that relate to criminal activities, not really against the law to travel and would have to be a darn short trip. Perhaps if you brought in your passport, airline tickets with an explanation why you had to make this trip, you would be okay. Then maybe you won't and when one guy said it was okay, depends on the IO, another has the power to block your oath. How can anyone give a concise answer to a nebulous question?

[zyggy 9]

There is a question on the oath ceremony letter. As long as the travel does not make you ineligible for naturalization (i.e. continuous presence, time in US, etc.), or you travel to a region of the world that would pique thier interest and maybe require another security check, it should not be a problem.

Edited September 16, 2008 by zyggy

[NickD 203]

There is a question on the oath ceremony letter. As long as the travel does not make you ineligible for naturalization (i.e. continuous presence, time in US, etc.), or you travel to a region of the world that would pique thier interest and maybe require another security check, it should not be a problem.

Here are the eight questions if anyone would care to analyze why they are asking these questions, do they require any proof, and what happens if you were naughty and answered incorrectly. Does the USCIS check these out after the oath ceremony, and have they pulled the USC because they found you weren't quite honest. Or do they just take your word for it?

AFTER the date you were first interviewed on your Application for Naturalization,

Form N-400:

"Have you married, or been widowed, separated or divorced? (If "Yes," please

bring documented proof of marriage, death, separation or divorce.)

Have you traveled outside the United States?

Have you knowingly committed any crime or offense, for which you have not been

arrested?

Have you been arrested, cited, charged, indicted, convicted, fined or imprisoned for

breaking or violating any law or ordinance, including traffic violations?

Have you joined any organization, including the Communist Party, or become

associated or connected therewith in any way?

Have you claimed exemption from military service?

Has there been any change in your willingness to bear arms on behalf of the

United States; to perform non-combatant service in the armed forces of the

United States; to perform work of national importance under civilian direction, if

the law requires it?

Have you practiced polygamy, received income from illegal gambling, been a

prostitute, procured anyone for prostitution or been involved in any other unlawful

commercialized vice, encouraged or helped any alien to enter the United States

illegally, illicitly trafficked in drugs or marijuana, given any false testimony to obtain

immigration benefits, or been a habitual drunkard?"

You have to bring in some proof during the N-400 for some of these questions though not quite sure how one could prove they didn't commit a crime they weren't caught or arrested for. Same with illegal gambling, ha, always betting my wife about giving me a back rub if she loses a bet on a point, or about prostitution, is legal in some areas. Bring in proof of traveling as well as a paid traffic ticket is feasible, but they do not say bring in that proof. And how can one claim exemption from military service since we do not have a draft?

Not even aware of any country that has a true form of a communist government, practically all mean dictatorships. Well perhaps with the US, with taxes and the fact that we are now charged extra on my energy bills to help those that cannot pay. That certainly is a form of communism. Hmmm, maybe we should have answered yes to that question.

[lucyrich 20]

We had a 10 day vacation in Mexico between the interview and oath. Reported it on the back of the oath letter. Brought boarding passes to verify the dates of travel, but they didn't ask to see them. It wasn't an issue; we'd been inside the US for almost the entire three years, so theoretically, we could have left the US the day after the interview and only returned to the US on the day of the oath, without causing an issue regarding eligibility for naturalization.