N400: Two 5 months Trips back to back, 10 days in USA

[aslam khan 5]

Hi Member,
 

So i am filing N400 , fulfills the residency requirement of five years.

I have made multiple trips out of country but there are two trips which i took in one year both around 5 1/2 months long back to back (between these trips just came to usa for 10 days). Is this is a problem to meet continuous residency requirement? My understanding is you cannot stay out of country more than six months, if under six months then its good. These trips i made first year as i have to take care of some stuff back home. Please advice thanks

 

 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

I had pretty much the same thing in my first year. I got questioned quite extensively (reasons, ties to US etc) on it during my N400 interview, and she didn’t give me a decision at the end of the interview, though I got my approval a few days later. So, don’t be surprised if your IO makes a thing of it. 

[aslam khan 5]

Thanks appreciated 

[abandon 0]

I have a similar situation.
Got my green card with the DV lottery in 2014. Flew to the US in May with my wife to "activate it", stayed a week, and flew back to take care of things (selling stuff, getting off the lease, etc.). While there we found out my wife was pregnant which slowed down everything. I ended up flying to the US again for work in October 2014 and stayed there 2 weeks. In January 2015 my child was born in our country and two months later we all flew to the US again. Stayed two weeks, and flew back to our country, got rid of all our stuff and 5 months after that moved over here. Have been here ever since with short (1-2 weeks) vacations out of the country every year.

 

What are the chances they will suspect we abandoned our LPR that first year? What are the chances that during my N-400 interview they will give me an NTA and I will have to appear in front of an IJ?

 

What I have going for me, is that the pregnancy was relatively high risk and that it's recommended not to travel and that I was working for a US company in my country and after I moved to the US I kept on working for the same company and same team (even same manager).

 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

33 minutes ago, abandon said:

I have a similar situation.
Got my green card with the DV lottery in 2014. Flew to the US in May with my wife to "activate it", stayed a week, and flew back to take care of things (selling stuff, getting off the lease, etc.). While there we found out my wife was pregnant which slowed down everything. I ended up flying to the US again for work in October 2014 and stayed there 2 weeks. In January 2015 my child was born in our country and two months later we all flew to the US again. Stayed two weeks, and flew back to our country, got rid of all our stuff and 5 months after that moved over here. Have been here ever since with short (1-2 weeks) vacations out of the country every year.

 

What are the chances they will suspect we abandoned our LPR that first year? What are the chances that during my N-400 interview they will give me an NTA and I will have to appear in front of an IJ?

 

What I have going for me, is that the pregnancy was relatively high risk and that it's recommended not to travel and that I was working for a US company in my country and after I moved to the US I kept on working for the same company and same team (even same manager).

 

You’re not going to get a NTA at the interview. Relax. I don’t even see that you were out the US longer than a year anywhere ? So why would you even worry?

[abandon 0]

On 9/25/2020 at 10:37 AM, SusieQQQ said:

You’re not going to get a NTA at the interview. Relax. I don’t even see that you were out the US longer than a year anywhere ? So why would you even worry?

Yeah, you are right. I shouldn't be this paranoid. I have one 7 months absence and a few shorter ones that first year but nothing else. I have been here ever since and have always filed my taxes as a resident. I guess I will be fine!