resided for at least three months immediately preceding the filing of Form N-400

[Lazybones18 261]

My spouse travelled abroad for 52 days in September/October 2020

 

Filed citizenship 11/29 based on 3 year marriage. 

 

Based on the rule, "resided for at least three months immediately preceding the filing of Form N-400" .. are we ok ?

 

does resided means physically present ? or just not be outside USA for more than 6 months

 

now im tripping out 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Resided in this case means your normal place of residence. Assuming the 52 days was just a holiday and she returned to her home and that is where she resides when filing, she’s fine.

[Lazybones18 261]

3 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Resided in this case means your normal place of residence. Assuming the 52 days was just a holiday and she returned to her home and that is where she resides when filing, she’s fine.

Yes 52 days was a holiday

 

During the 3 years both of us have lived in 1 house together in Los Angeles. Total vacation days around 120 days for 3 years. longest time outside usa was 52 days. 

 

I got confused because on USCIS website "resided for at least three months immediately preceding the filing of Form N-400" rule is under the physical presence header . see below 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learn-about-citizenship/citizenship-and-naturalization/continuous-residence-and-physical-presence-requirements-for-naturalization

Edited December 2, 2020 by Lazybones18

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

1 minute ago, Lazybones18 said:

Yes 52 days was a holiday

 

During the 3 years both of us have lived in 1 house together in Los Angeles. Total vacation days around 120 days for 3 years. longest time outside usa was 52 days. 

 

I got confused because on USCIS website "resided for at least three months immediately preceding the filing of Form N-400" rule is under the physical presence header . see below 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learn-about-citizenship/citizenship-and-naturalization/continuous-residence-and-physical-presence-requirements-for-naturalization

Yeah that page is confusing, but it’s not the same thing. 
I don’t have the energy to go find the relevant section of the policy manual (I know I have read it in there but can’t remember what section), but here is a lawyer website confirming the same thing:

 

What if I have traveled outside the US?

Applicants are sometimes confused whether they are subject to the three-month waiting period if they have just returned from a trip abroad. According to the USCIS policy manual, applicants do not have to wait the three additional months if they are returning to the same residence where they resided prior to departing-assuming that they have not abandoned their residence, and assuming three months have elapsed from when they first established their residence in that state. In other words, the brief absence outside the US will not interrupt the three-month residency. In contrast, if an applicant has traveled abroad and then relocated to a new residence in a different state, he or she will have three months as per the general rule.

https://www.njimmigrationattorney.com/blog/2017/01/state-residency-filing-requirements-for-citizenship-n-400-issues/