Citizenship

[Liz2011 1]

I am going to be eligible to apply for citizenship in 3 years from today and I wanted to ask you this question since I hear and read too many confusing stories . Please give me as much information as you can, Much appreciated!!

I am from Turkey and a GC holder. I will be eligible to apply in December 2014. long story short I lived here in USA for over 3 years as a GC holder never been out- all bills paid on time - very good pretended'' citizen Now I got a job in Turkey and I wanted to go there - I will be back her every 5 months (I know you have to be more in the us and less out because you are given the privilege to stay in USA not out) lets discuss the alternatives, so what I read in their website uscis immigration site, it is saying - do not make trips over 6 month or you will lose or break the continues resident requirements, if you want to apply for us citizenship, Yes, it is on uscis website.

So being said that technically i can go there for few months and come back before 6 moths stay here for a few days and go back until time comes to apply for my citizenship? if they ask on my return I will show them that I work in my country but I pay my US taxes here in usa- i have my contacts - relationships here in the usa and I am here every six months ohhh another thing I will get my 2 years reentry permit too. So where is the problem?

Think you should take the advice given here.My cousin was a greencard holder and when she applied for her citizenship they took away her green card from her.The problem was she woks in the islands as a police officer and was doing the same thing you are trying to do.She would visit the US,go to St.Croix every six months then go back home to work.They called her up to St.Croix which is a US island,for an interview and she was denied right there and then.So if I were you I would not take a chance.

[warlord 73]

As several of us have said, and I re-iterate what I posted before, if the IO can prove you are breaking your residency and or have abandoned your GC, then all they have to do is prove it. Having you return for a short duration every 4 months is meaningless. That just gives the IO more proof that you are in fact abandoning your GC and attempting to fraud the system.

Again, length of stay is only a small portion of the problem. The fact you are working and living outside the US is the issue, regardless if you only did it for 3 months and tried to return to the US forever. If the IO can prove you lived and worked for a non-US company in those 3 months, then that's all that's needed for them to not only deny you, but gives them grounds for abandoning your GC.

So your options are, wait till you become a USC or abandon your status and GC and move to Turkey permanently...

[essa 0]

There is absolutely no way that you can move for 3 years to Turkey, live there, work there, and thereafter become a U.S. citizen.

I will lean myself way out of the window and will even predict that not later than the forth time you were gone for 6 months and come back for a few short weeks, you'll lose your status as a Green Card holder. They now have machines, which they call "computers" which list every time you leave and come back. The moment they slide your Green Card a red light will come on, sirens will go off, and you'll see people in uniforms will move toward you at a hurry.

There are many stupid people in the U.S. but the CBP officers are generally not that stupid.

Thank you so much for your informative comments!  Yes you are right there are so many stupid people in USA.. Oppss.. I know some people from some parts/nations of the world (Cuban – Germans and so on) are not welcomed in USA and they have had bad experience from the system.  I see what you mean by a machine that they called ‘’computer’’ I am going to research more to see what exactly is this magic?

I was trying to gather some opinions about this matter, I am really proud of people like you.. Good Job!

[nwctzn 55]

Thank you so much for your informative comments!  Yes you are right there are so many stupid people in USA.. Oppss.. I know some people from some parts/nations of the world (Cuban – Germans and so on) are not welcomed in USA and they have had bad experience from the system.  I see what you mean by a machine that they called ‘’computer’’ I am going to research more to see what exactly is this magic?

I was trying to gather some opinions about this matter, I am really proud of people like you.. Good Job!

VJ members really have a vast amount of experience since we all went through this process. Glad that you found all the information useful. Keep us posted how things go. Kolay gelsin.

Edited November 4, 2011 by nwctzn

[NickD 203]

There is absolutely no way that you can move for 3 years to Turkey, live there, work there, and thereafter become a U.S. citizen.

I will lean myself way out of the window and will even predict that not later than the forth time you were gone for 6 months and come back for a few short weeks, you'll lose your status as a Green Card holder. They now have machines, which they call "computers" which list every time you leave and come back. The moment they slide your Green Card a red light will come on, sirens will go off, and you'll see people in uniforms will move toward you at a hurry.

There are many stupid people in the U.S. but the CBP officers are generally not that stupid.

Not sure if stupid is the correct word, mean, nasty, and greedy is more like it. And certainly distrustful. Would be nice to drive down a road and say, oh boy, there is a cop to protect me, basterd is there to attempt to hang you. Would be nice to come back to the USA and hear, welcome back, instead, strip down and let me see your underwear in your luggage. Would be nice if the tax assessor comes to your home and says, we are here to help you. But instead, see you fixed your floor, that will be an extra thousand bucks you owe me. Don't even thing about messing with the IRS.

Were you ever told what a wonderful family you have with the USCIS? We are here to help you to keep your family together! Let us help you fill out our forms. Instead, treated like a criminal. Las Vegas? Use to be way much better when ran by gangsters, corporations are far worse, don't even care to go there anymore.

[SydneytoWaco 0]

Were you ever told what a wonderful family you have with the USCIS? We are here to help you to keep your family together! Let us help you fill out our forms. Instead, treated like a criminal. Las Vegas? Use to be way much better when ran by gangsters, corporations are far worse, don't even care to go there anymore.

Gangsters are better than corporations? Tell that to the thousands of Mexicans murdered by the Cartels. Go back to Colombia if life in the U.S. is such a burden.