Upcoming Oath - please help

[yesmcgrath 0]

Hello everyone,

I will be taking my oath in 2 weeks!!...But I have a concern.

I have travelled once since my N400 interview and I was out of the US for only 28 days during that time.

On the Oath letter questionnaire it asks “Since your interview, have you travelled outside the United States?”…..which I will answer “yes” to.

Will the fact that I had this short trip cause me any problems on the day of the oath?

It is my understanding that I have not disrupted continuous residence requirement because I have had no trips over 6months…

Also I have not disrupted the physical presence either because I have been physically present in the US for 53 months within the 5 year qualifying period… and they only require 30 months if applying using 5 year rule.

My total time spent outside the US (including most recent trip) = 214 days…..spread out over 7 trips in 5 years.

Will I still be allowed to take my oath even though I took this short trip between interview and oath??

Any input or feedback would help put my mind at ease...

Thanks in advance for any help

[FLBOY 0]

Hello everyone,

I will be taking my oath in 2 weeks!!...But I have a concern.

I have travelled once since my N400 interview and I was out of the US for only 28 days during that time.

On the Oath letter questionnaire it asks “Since your interview, have you travelled outside the United States?”…..which I will answer “yes” to.

Will the fact that I had this short trip cause me any problems on the day of the oath?

It is my understanding that I have not disrupted continuous residence requirement because I have had no trips over 6months…

Also I have not disrupted the physical presence either because I have been physically present in the US for 53 months within the 5 year qualifying period… and they only require 30 months if applying using 5 year rule.

My total time spent outside the US (including most recent trip) = 214 days…..spread out over 7 trips in 5 years.

Will I still be allowed to take my oath even though I took this short trip between interview and oath??

Any input or feedback would help put my mind at ease...

Thanks in advance for any help

I don't know why you are concerned. You answered your question yourself. You will not have a problem at all.

[carton025 38]

Like the above poster stated, you are fine and will not have any problem(s). It is my understanding that an individual stay outside the USA of 6 months or longer might arise questions... Also, multiple stays outside the US, depending on the length of stay, might arise questions... but, since you have not had any questions so far you should not expect to have any questions...

Best of luck!

[NickD 203]

Better answer yes, if you answer no, and they learn about it, can be deported. Not because you took off for four weeks, that is not a crime nor even will hurt you, but because you lied.

Heck after you get your certificate, can even take off for five weeks, six months, a year, forever! Just pay your taxes is all you have to do.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

You fill out the back of the N-445 accordingly.

When checking in, an I.O. will have a look at your file, looks at your passport, then signs off on it. It will slow you down by about 2 minutes and only because the I.O. needs to make sure that you are still eligible for naturalization, in case you had been absent from the U.S. almost half of the time of your residency, which does not apply to you.

[yesmcgrath 0]

Thank you all for your reassuring responses. I guess everything will be OK afterall!!

[NickD 203]

Two minutes? More like two seconds, especially if it is close to coffee break time.