N400 Interview / Citizenship At Home Country?

[Mannydude22 47]

my wife already applied for n400 and they did biometric reuse. we dont know how long it is going to take until the interview date. whether  3,4,5 or 6 months.

 

she already has her 10 year green card and we want to travel to her home country for 4-5 months. that being said, if she gets the interview notice, can she have her N400 Interview / Citizenship interview at the embassy in her home country? i do know for a fact that US embassies overseas issue USA passports, so she can also get her USA passport there too, once she passes the test.

 

that being said, does USCIS do this???

[OldUser 6,660]

No

[Peot 161]

It's also a "no" for oath ceremony, obviously. If the date is set for the oath while you are out of the country, you can't miss it or do it abroad. 

 

So be cautious while traveling BEFORE or AFTER the N400 interview and BEFORE the oath ceremony. 

 

Exceptions have to be... well, rather exceptional, to reschedule an N400 interview, so be prepared to fly back at a moment's notice if you do end up traveling. They won't rebook your N400 "because I was on vacation". If you miss it, you need to refile. 

 

I would also recommend that you sign up for mobile updates, and keep an eye on the USCIS account page for any updates if you are going to be away from home. The NOA will come in the mail normally, and you don't want to miss the date entirely by not receiving your mail. Optionally, you could temporarily forward your mail to a close family member or friend so they could watch for it too. The best recommendation is of course to not travel just yet.

 

 

[Rekyrts 43]

53 minutes ago, Peot said:

It's also a "no" for oath ceremony, obviously. If the date is set for the oath while you are out of the country, you can't miss it or do it abroad. 

 

So be cautious while traveling BEFORE or AFTER the N400 interview and BEFORE the oath ceremony. 

 

Exceptions have to be... well, rather exceptional, to reschedule an N400 interview, so be prepared to fly back at a moment's notice if you do end up traveling. They won't rebook your N400 "because I was on vacation". If you miss it, you need to refile. 

 

I would also recommend that you sign up for mobile updates, and keep an eye on the USCIS account page for any updates if you are going to be away from home. The NOA will come in the mail normally, and you don't want to miss the date entirely by not receiving your mail. Optionally, you could temporarily forward your mail to a close family member or friend so they could watch for it too. The best recommendation is of course to not travel just yet.

 

 

 

It is actually relatively easy to reschedule the N400 interview. The process is outlined in current-era interview letters.

But I do agree wholehertedly with your underlying point: with USCIS, bird in hand is worth TEN in the bush. If it were me, I'd work around the scheduled dates as much as possible versus throwing surety back into the wind by rescheduling. Life happens, but I would not increase my time with USCIS if I didn't have to.