how to answer the interview question regarding trips to husband country?

[mitra 0]

Hi folks,

I lived with my new husband for 16 months but i came to states in between to break the 6-month rule.My interview date is approaching and i wonder if the officer asks me about my trips to my husband country and my answer that

"i wanted to know my husband and since he was waitning for an immigrant visa to be available for him, he couldn't move in here, but i could temporarily moved out there to know him and live with him for a while" would not be acceptable.well of course my mother in law is sick but i was not the one who took care of her. it was my husband who did that.

What's your idea?

Thanks

[Anh map 2,098]

You need to supply a lot more information to obtain meaningful feedback.

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

Are you going for citizenship or a visa?

Who is the USC?

[NickD 203]

Sound like the OP is a green card holder wanting to apply for US citizenship. USCIS doesn't really care about the reasons, just the time limits outside of the country that counts. All that is in the M-476 manual.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

I am confused as well. You''ll need to give us more information about your status and your absences from the U.S.

[mitra 0]

I'm sorry, I'm applying for US citizenship based on a 5 year residency.I have been out regularly eithout breaking 6-month rule.

mitra

[NickD 203]

I'm sorry, I'm applying for US citizenship based on a 5 year residency.I have been out regularly eithout breaking 6-month rule.

mitra

You have to record each and every trip in the N-400 form that lasted over 24 hours. I never really memorized the limits as my wife only made three ten day trips during her three years as a LPR. Others here have, you could post your totals for opinions. My stepdaughter for the five year only made one six week trip for that five year period. Had no choice, her dad refused to give his permission to her to renew her foreign passport. She had to wait four years before she turned 18 to see her family again.

[warlord 73]

I'm sorry, I'm applying for US citizenship based on a 5 year residency.I have been out regularly eithout breaking 6-month rule.

mitra

You do know the "6 month Rule" doesn't mean you can live outside the country and just come back right before 6 months for a short trip and then leave again don't you? If that's what you've been doing then not only have you broken your continuous residency, but you had better make sure you aren't now breaking your Green Card as well while your at it. You had better look into what you have to do in order to keep the Green Card valid if that's what you're on by marriage. There are many thing to look at, but how you stated just simply "coming back without breaking 6-month rule" is meaningless. Only the IO will determine if you have broken the rules.

And yes the IO will most definitely ask you about all your trips and how long a stay you've been out. By the sounds of it, not only will it seem like you'll be rejected, but you could possibly face getting your Green Card revoked too if the IO has determined you have broke the conditions on that as well...

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

I'm sorry, I'm applying for US citizenship based on a 5 year residency.I have been out regularly eithout breaking 6-month rule.

mitra

You will need any and all absences from the U.S. for the past 5 years (or since becoming a resident) if they lasted 24 hours or longer. This will establish that you fulfill the requirements of permanent residency. The I.O. will want to check your passport(s) for entry stamps, aside from the fact that all your entries are in the DHS database under your A-number as well.

How many days total have you spent outside the U.S in the past 5 years?

What was the most days you have been outside the U.S. in any given calendar year since becoming a resident?