N-400 November 2024 Filers

[OldUser 7,863]

7 minutes ago, Tella&T said:

Could you clarify what they meant by 'any period of separation' though? 

Marital union is the requirement for naturalization under 3 year rule. If you had things like spouse or you living in different state because of work, travelling for few months outside of the US without spouse, living temporarily at different addresses due to other things - this all can lead to denial of N-400 under 3 year rule. The requirement is you and your spouse living in marital union until oath without breaks.

[Elise&Joe 35]

1 hour ago, Tella&T said:

Thank you so much for being so detailed about your experience. It always helps me to have a better idea of what to expect! Sounds like your experience was very positive. Could you clarify what they meant by 'any period of separation' though? 

He wanted to know if we had temporarily broken up and then got back together since we got married, or spent a significant amount of time apart. 

 

Whilst we have been physically apart on the odd occasion (I have stayed a week longer than my wife when visiting family in the UK a couple of times), we have still been romantically/mentally/spiritually together the entire duration of our marriage.

Edited Thursday at 09:16 PM by Elise&Joe
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[OldUser 7,863]

11 minutes ago, Elise&Joe said:

He wanted to know if we had temporarily broken up and then got back together since we got married, or spent a significant amount of time apart. 

 

Whilst we have been physically apart on the odd occasion (I have stayed a week longer than my wife when visiting family in the UK a couple of times), we have still been romantically/mentally/spiritually together the entire duration of our marriage.

Depending on the officer and their interpretation of marital union, even a week apart could lead to denial when filing under 3 year rule. Looks like your officer was pretty relaxed about it but maybe had to get additional approval from his boss hence this excuse about slow computer. Let us know how it goes and congrats with the interview!

[MaceMk 28]

9 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Depending on the officer and their interpretation of marital union, even a week apart could lead to denial when filing under 3 year rule. Looks like your officer was pretty relaxed about it but maybe had to get additional approval from his boss hence this excuse about slow computer. Let us know how it goes and congrats with the interview!

A week apart? Even if it's for traveling and visiting family? Me and my husband have been together and been living together this whole time, however we were apart on 2 different occasions. I spent a month in Macedonia visiting my family while he stayed and worked here and another time we spent 3 weeks apart, him visiting his family in India and me mine in Macedonia again. So that would be a problem? I find it awkward that they would deny for something like that.

[Elise&Joe 35]

6 minutes ago, MaceMk said:

A week apart? Even if it's for traveling and visiting family? Me and my husband have been together and been living together this whole time, however we were apart on 2 different occasions. I spent a month in Macedonia visiting my family while he stayed and worked here and another time we spent 3 weeks apart, him visiting his family in India and me mine in Macedonia again. So that would be a problem? I find it awkward that they would deny for something like that.

I wasn't worried about it. You would be hard pressed to find a married couple who haven't ever spent a night apart, particularly those with families abroad. There's also the linguistic distinction: Separated is a common term for a married couple who are living at different addresses before either divorcing or reconciling. 

[MaceMk 28]

21 minutes ago, Elise&Joe said:

I wasn't worried about it. You would be hard pressed to find a married couple who haven't ever spent a night apart, particularly those with families abroad. There's also the linguistic distinction: Separated is a common term for a married couple who are living at different addresses before either divorcing or reconciling. 

Yes that's how I see it too. We never even thought about it, it seems natural in this case, cause at least one spouse has some ties abroad and normally they'll be spending some time there even without the spouse.