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He probably means mock exam by lawyer. That's good.

You gotta promise us to write a whole experience for N-400 interview and oath once you're done with USCIS!

I'm starting seeing some patterns: - Filing immediately after early filing window opens - Filing without all supporting evidence - Filing without going through application multiple times and asking clarifying questions (missing employment info) - Promising interview being waived (I hope it wasn't promised by lawyer though). I hope OP spends time studying civics and preparing errata sheet.

"Lawyer"?

You don't need to add 30 days to filing date. It would not hurt at all, just not necessary. Again, if you use date calculator, the 90 day window opens on 01/04/2024, not 01/03/2024. If you apply on 01/05/2024 or later you'll be bulletproof. Yes, physical presence requirement is different for 5 year rule and 3 year rule. For 3 year rule, less presense is required. However, you need to be married and living in marital union for all 3 years. The US citizen needs to be a citizen for at least 3 years also. Continuous residence requirement is the same for 3 and 5 year rule

I think asylum seekers would be the largest affected immigrant group if Trump is back.

@Danilu was last seen here in July. I don't expect them to answer any time soon. I suggest you starting a fresh thread with your question, specific to your situation.

Looks like two hard choices: 1. Give up LPR to care for father in law 2. Come back to the US and don't leave for at least a year... Is her husband a US citizen who can sponsor her again in the future?

Congrats, but how did she get naturalized if you're living in Europe? I thought one needs to be a LPR at the time of oath (e.g. reside, have ties to the US etc) I hope it won't be a problem whenever she decides to renew her passport in the future. E.g. if naturalization was granted incorrectly.

That's understandable. In theory, you could try travelling on conditional green card and valid extension letter. But I cannot recommend it, as I don't know whether it's legal after 10 year GC approval. And the risk of getting stuck overseas is not fun. Do you have USPS Informed Delivery set up? Sometimes you will get tracking for GC quicker than it's shown in USCIS case status. Typically you'll see a mail from "USCIS- Lees Summit Production Facility" with tracking number. Otherwise, if you don't receive GC soon you may need to change or cancel your family trip. I'd think you'll have GC in hand before January 2024. You can try getting a stamp, but if you have GC approved, not sure they'll give you one. Call USCIS and ask for Infopass.

For 5 year rule, LPR needs to spend 30 months inside the US. Here are the rules: https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/continuous-residence-and-physical-presence-requirements-for-naturalization

What makes you think it will take 2 months to receive your GC? It took about 2-3 weeks for me to receive GC after I-751 been approved. Because of holidays, I'd think you'll get your GC in a month or 6 weeks max. Ia this before your trip?

You'll get stuck overseas and you'll have to pay for expensive boarding foil at US embassy!

Sorry for confusion and thank you for clarifying. So you're an LPR and your spouse is a US citizen? Apply on or after 01/04/2024 I'd probably file on 01/05/2024. I put 2023 in earlier comment by mistake. I meant 2024. Your 30 day trip is not an issue. As long as you spent at least 18 months in the US in the last 3 years, and didn't have trips of 180 days or more, you're OK.

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Civics is a part of interview. You will be also signing your name as to appear of naturalization certificate. This is all part of interview, including Yes/No questions. I believe those are mandatory to be asked.

No N-400 interview is waived. You'll have to go to the interview and pass the civics test. That's at least one reason why N-400 is never waived. AOS / ROC interviews can be waived but not naturalization.

For N-400 purposes(I know it's far away) you may need to consider Jan 17 2024 as start of residency or the start of Green Card whichever later.

Not an issue. Everybody has N-400 interview, you cannot be approved without it. As mentioned earlier, bring the errata sheet to your interview, correcting any mistakes or updating answers to questions if anything changes between now and interview.

P.S you used the term "US National". I hope what you meant by it is US citizen. I don't believe spouses of US nationals can apply under 3 year rule. But spouses of US citizens can. From internet: U.S. National: This status is less common and applies to individuals who are not U.S. citizens but have a formal connection to the U.S. The most common example is people born in American Samoa or Swains Island, who are U.S. nationals but not U.S. citizens. U.S. nationals can travel freely to and live in the U.S., but they cannot vote in federal elections or hold certain federal government jobs. U.S. nationals can apply for citizenship under the same

Anecdotal knowledge from reading Reddit / VJ and watching over 500 hours of videos on immigration subject. So, Resident Since date is 04/03/2021. 3 year anniversary of LPR status is 04/03/2023. The earliest LPR can apply is 90 days before, which is 01/04/2023. Now, if spouse traveled internationally within a month of receiving GC, there's two potential issues: 1) USCIS can perceive residency starting on the day LPR returned from the trip, and not when GC was received. This is based on anecdotal knowledge. 2) If you, the US citizen spouse, didn't travel with your LPR spouse, you may be percieved to have broken marital union requirement. Again, based on anecdotal knowledge, USCIS toughen the rule in the last few years. They expect couple to be together under one roof on a daily basis, and if there's a separation for some time (no hard rule), they arbitrarily claim marital union was broken. Lastly, I strongly advice applying few days after the window opens. Again, none of these things are set in stone, I'm just giving a proposal to apply on 3 year minus 90 day anniversary of coming back from the first trip. The delay of 30-40 days of applying for N-400 is negligible if you think the processing time can be 6-12 months. But then the case would be bullet proof and there would not be a reason for denial. If this 30 day trip happened a while after receiving GC, I would ignore anything said above and apply 90 days early. Of course, keeping in mind marital union issue IF you weren't travelling together for some time. If LPR files online, N-400 can be prepared for a while and saved, only to be submitted when actual filing window opens.

I'd start counting 3 years minus 90 days from the day the spouse returned from that trip. This will defeat any accusation from USCIS that the spouse didn't start residency at the time the GC was received.

Taxes prove good moral character which is a N-400 requirement.

It generally helps to include as much information with initial submission as possible. It's not the end of the world, it's possible you'll get an RFE for tax transcripts before the interview. Others can correct me.

It doesn't make any sense. Tax return for 2023 ia independent from tax returns from previous years. I would've included everything I had / could get and brought 2023 tax return to the interview. It's not the end of the world, but could result in unnecessary RFE and delay. You're right, employment history is asked in part 8. I just still don't understand how anybody can file N-400 and the very next day remember something is missing. To me it just means, it was filed in a rush without preparation. You can prepare an errata sheet (ask lawyer about it) and update your application at N-400 interview. This, along with missing tax returns is decreasing the chance of instant approval and same day oath.