N-400 Where you have lived in past 5 years

[steve-o 0]

Hi guys, I’m early filling for naturalization. I entered to States on green card dv lottery, stayed in the country for 10 days and left. Came back after 3 months. My question is what address should I mention in this 3 months of my absence? Mailing address of my friend where green card was delivered or address in another country?
When I applied for global entry, for same question I put address in another country for those 3 months. The problem is I’ve never mention address of my friend anywhere except application for the visa. It was only mailing address. Thank you

[OldUser 6,636]

Wait a little longer until you won't have to mention it at all (since you look back 5 years from the day you file)

 

Arguably, you didn't start residing in the US until you came back from that trip.

Edited May 17 by OldUser

[steve-o 0]

38 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Wait a little longer until you won't have to mention it at all (since you look back 5 years from the day you file)

 

Arguably, you didn't start residing in the US until you came back from that trip.

Thank you for your response.

so basically even if I became resident since my first day of arrival I can’t be considered resident? Can’t this be take as travel?

Can OI check the global entry application and see addresses I mentioned?

[steve-o 0]

19 minutes ago, PVR Bound said:

What @OldUser said is a fair strategy. Wait for the 3 months to pass then apply.

 

Otherwise if you apply now, you should state where you were in those 3 months. If it were a mix of addresses during those 3 months then just state the address where you stayed the longest.

Thanks for your response.

I would like to apply as soon as possible.

When I first arrived I was 10 days in US, then I traveled and visited family for 3 months almost.

in global entry application I mentioned my family address in another country. That’s the only my concern. 
So You say I should put address abroad? 
Can this be considered as continuous residence?

[OldUser 6,636]

48 minutes ago, steve-o said:

I would like to apply as soon as possible.

When I first arrived I was 10 days in US, then I traveled and visited family for 3 months almost.

 

If you don't mind risking the filing fee and losing a bit of time you can file. An IO can interpret residency strictly. E.g. if you didn't have permanent address, job, assets in the US - IO can interpret that you didn't reside in the US at that time. I heard of such cases. If I find links, I'll share them.

[OldUser 6,636]

13 minutes ago, OldUser said:

If you don't mind risking the filing fee and losing a bit of time you can file. An IO can interpret residency strictly. E.g. if you didn't have permanent address, job, assets in the US - IO can interpret that you didn't reside in the US at that time. I heard of such cases. If I find links, I'll share them.

To add: if you came to the US, leased a place, left for a trip few months after arriving, that would be a totally different story and I wouldn't worry at all.

Edited May 17 by OldUser

[mam521 2,062]

Remember, there’s a residency component and a physical presence component. If you were gone for 3 months, you weren’t physically present. Just wait the 3 months and no one even questions it. You’re so close to the end, why risk it? 

[Peot 161]

I agree with others with waiting.

 

Considering the entire process of coming to the United States and ultimately getting naturalized, 3 months of additional waiting comes and goes in a flash, and would very effectively remove the worry and explaining needed to justify the travel you did.

 

You can of course do whatever you like, and I think the 3 months can be explained especially since it wasn't necessarily a long period, but you know best why you were out of the country, what you were doing, and where you were residing. Whether you want to take the time to explain that to the interviewing agent or wait 3 months to not have to do that at all is ultimately up to you to decide.

 

To answer the question more broadly, if you don't want to wait 3 months, and you consider those 3 months as residing somewhere else (ie: you lived, slept, received mail, etc) at that other address, then you need to put that down as an address, and this would be considered breach of the LPR status in my opinion. So I would also strongly urge you to just wait 3 more months.