Travel impact on N400?

[litmustester 0]

10 year IR1 GC LPR since summer 2022. Traveled 3 times out of the U.S. with below details:

TRIP 1 - 2023 - 40 days
TRIP 2 - 2023 - 4 days
TRIP 3 - 2024 - 50 days
 

Planing a trip 4 now in late 2024 for around 10 days.

Looking to apply for N400 in summer 2025. Would being out 60-70 days in 2024 have any impact on N400? What are the general rules for travel as LPR? Thanks!

[Nashmusah 29]

3 hours ago, litmustester said:

10 year IR1 GC LPR since summer 2022. Traveled 3 times out of the U.S. with below details:

TRIP 1 - 2023 - 40 days
TRIP 2 - 2023 - 4 days
TRIP 3 - 2024 - 50 days
 

Planing a trip 4 now in late 2024 for around 10 days.

Looking to apply for N400 in summer 2025. Would being out 60-70 days in 2024 have any impact on N400? What are the general rules for travel as LPR? Thanks!

It doesn't have any impact,  because all of your traveled did not exceed 180 days. So you are in good track. 

Good luck. 

[Ontarkie 14,304]

~~Moved to US Citizenship General Discussion, from General Immigration Discussion. The Op is asking about the N400 Process and past trips.~~

[OldUser 6,969]

9 hours ago, litmustester said:

10 year IR1 GC LPR since summer 2022. Traveled 3 times out of the U.S. with below details:

TRIP 1 - 2023 - 40 days
TRIP 2 - 2023 - 4 days
TRIP 3 - 2024 - 50 days
 

Planing a trip 4 now in late 2024 for around 10 days.

Looking to apply for N400 in summer 2025. Would being out 60-70 days in 2024 have any impact on N400? What are the general rules for travel as LPR? Thanks!

Apply with confidence. Only make sure you don't move shortly before N-400, as you're required to be a resident in your USCIS district in the last 90 days before applying.

[litmustester_1 0]

7 hours ago, OldUser said:

Apply with confidence. Only make sure you don't move shortly before N-400, as you're required to be a resident in your USCIS district in the last 90 days before applying.

OP here lost old creds. So, no need to worry about the 70 days outside the U.S. in 2024? Yes, planning to stay at the same place before application and until I get the citizenship. Thanks for the reminder.

[OldUser 6,969]

31 minutes ago, litmustester_1 said:

OP here lost old creds. So, no need to worry about the 70 days outside the U.S. in 2024? Yes, planning to stay at the same place before application and until I get the citizenship. Thanks for the reminder.

Not at all

[litmustester_1 0]

Although my total travel days would be well below 180 days (in fact, less than 80 days in 2024 split across 3 trips), I am curious at point should one be wary of the highlighted part below (taken from https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-d-chapter-3). Which clearly states that "multiple" trips under six months can also break continuous residence.

 

@pushbrk please advise. Thanks!

[litmustester_1 0]

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[OldUser 6,969]

6 hours ago, litmustester_1 said:

Although my total travel days would be well below 180 days (in fact, less than 80 days in 2024 split across 3 trips), I am curious at point should one be wary of the highlighted part below (taken from https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-d-chapter-3). Which clearly states that "multiple" trips under six months can also break continuous residence.

 

@pushbrk please advise. Thanks!

You're worried for no reason.

Did you keep the lease / mortgage in the US while travelling?

Did you keep the job in the US while travelling?

[litmustester_1 0]

3 hours ago, OldUser said:

You're worried for no reason.

Did you keep the lease / mortgage in the US while travelling?

Did you keep the job in the US while travelling?

Yes, kept lease, job, drivers license, joint bank account, etc.

Edited September 17 by litmustester_1

[OldUser 6,969]

1 minute ago, litmustester_1 said:

Yes, kept lease, job, drivers license, joint bank account, etc.

You're 99.999% safe then.

[pushbrk 12,994]

No worries in that situation.