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between filing in February and now? yes, I did.

Yes, I was. The problem surfaces when you calculate from the interview backwards, or from the oath backwards, which is what I was told will happen.

Thank you for your thoughtful answer, D! So, I have: during the 3 years from filing: 504 days on 547 allowed during the 3 years from scheduled interview: 605 days on 547 allowed and since I got my green card in November 2019, I would add another 2 or 3 weeks to the previous count (now i don't have that trip's details with me but imagine two weeks of winter holidays). You see that, even if the lawer answer was, if taken out of context, correct (yes, indeed I AM allowed to travel), after expressing the need to be out of the country for more than a couple of days, I should have been recommended not to travel or at least warned of the consequences.

Hi! While waiting for already 18 months for my i751, after consulting my lawyer, I decided to apply to n400 to both speed up the case and do two things at once. Now I have what I think might be a combo interview coming up in 2 weeks. Only yesterday my attorney took the time to speak to me in person, and after reviewing my case (that the same studio helped me file) told me I might not be eligible for a n400 because I don't meet the physical presence criteria. This is happening because I traveled for 2 months this spring, after filing the n400 in February (me and my husband both travel for work). Before filing and during my filing appointment, I asked my paralegal if I could travel after filing since I had some commitments abroad, and she said "Yes, you can" and "The count is made 3 years from filing, so you are good". Apparently, as I learned only two weeks before the interview, this is not the case, and now my 18-month count, that until the filing date was below the limit (17 months), is off two months. What should I do? The laser says to reschedule, but I would prefer to withdraw my n400 and get the 10-year green card with or without an interview, and then apply for naturalization.