Part 7 of the N-400 form

[divinegrace 0]

I am filling my N-400 form for Naturalization and i have a question regarding time spent outside of the United States for the past five years. I am a LPR married to a USC and so applying on the 3years continuous residence condition and i would like to know how to answer question part 7 A & B on the N-400 form where they ask for the number of days spent outside of the USA for the past five years and also the number of trips. So my question is: Do i only state the time spent since i became a LPR three years ago since i haven't lived here for up to five years and bearing in mind that i was only coming and going out of the USA as a visitor prior to applying for PR three years ago. It's a bit confusing how they state it in the form and so would appreciate any advice based on past experiences by you all. Thanks and waiting for your replies....

[ManuFred 10]

I am filling my N-400 form for Naturalization and i have a question regarding time spent outside of the United States for the past five years. I am a LPR married to a USC and so applying on the 3years continuous residence condition and i would like to know how to answer question part 7 A & B on the N-400 form where they ask for the number of days spent outside of the USA for the past five years and also the number of trips. So my question is: Do i only state the time spent since i became a LPR three years ago since i haven't lived here for up to five years and bearing in mind that i was only coming and going out of the USA as a visitor prior to applying for PR three years ago. It's a bit confusing how they state it in the form and so would appreciate any advice based on past experiences by you all. Thanks and waiting for your replies....

Nope, you just answer the questions like they are asked so question A and B are answered with amount and trips you took the last 5 years. The answer can be well over 500 days but that doesn't matter in your case.

Part C wants you to specify trips taken as a LPR so there you only specify the ones you took as a LPR.

[divinegrace 0]

Thanks so much for your reply. So if i understand you correctly, are you saying i am supposed to write the number of days and trips that i took in the last 5 years on questions A and B? Even though i was just coming and going out of the US before i got my PR 3 years ago? I am asking because i don't know if USCIS will add up those times to the eligibility requirement and then say i am not yet qualified. Thanks and expecting your reply again

Nope, you just answer the questions like they are asked so question A and B are answered with amount and trips you took the last 5 years. The answer can be well over 500 days but that doesn't matter in your case.

Part C wants you to specify trips taken as a LPR so there you only specify the ones you took as a LPR.

[CarlosAndSveta 808]

Nope, you just answer the questions like they are asked so question A and B are answered with amount and trips you took the last 5 years. The answer can be well over 500 days but that doesn't matter in your case.

Part C wants you to specify trips taken as a LPR so there you only specify the ones you took as a LPR.

My wife has applied under the 3-year rule. We only listed the days she was out of the country after she became a permanent resident. We will see if that flies with the USCIS. To me the time my wife was out of the U.S. prior to her coming here on a K-1 visa is irrelevant.

Edited April 8, 2012 by CarlosAndSveta

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

So my question is: Do i only state the time spent since i became a LPR three years ago since i haven't lived here for up to five years and bearing in mind that i was only coming and going out of the USA as a visitor prior to applying for PR three years ago.

We answered for the 3 years since becoming a PR.

Here's some who did 5 years like ManuFred suggests and the IO corrected it to 3 years at the interview.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/358750-part-7-a-on-n-400/page__view__findpost__p__5240790

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/277200-n-400-part-7-time-outside-usa/page__view__findpost__p__4224363

[divinegrace 0]

Nich-Nick, Thanks so much for your reply and input....it was very helpful for me and i am going to fill it that way with the 3 years.

We answered for the 3 years since becoming a PR.

Here's some who did 5 years like ManuFred suggests and the IO corrected it to 3 years at the interview.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/358750-part-7-a-on-n-400/page__view__findpost__p__5240790

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/277200-n-400-part-7-time-outside-usa/page__view__findpost__p__4224363

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Common sense. What happened to common sense?

If somebody lived in Iceland, had never set foot on U.S. soil and was 2 years away from even becoming a Green Card holder, why would the U.S. government want them to count the days spent in Iceland way back when?