Eligibility requirements for Naturalization

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Eligibility requirements for Naturalization

According to what I read, if one who’d become a permanent resident and who had not physically lived within the country had to leave for medical reasons for 11 months but had attained one’s continuous residence, would one’s residence period have zeroed down, hence one would have lost those years they have accumulated toward naturalization or the period they had not physically lived within the country would be credited toward their waiting period for naturalization? How can I verify that I meet the requirements, time-wise, which I need to wait before I file the N-400 to immigration?

Asked on February 22, 2018 under Immigration Law, Florida

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SB Member California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 6 years ago | Contributor

You literally will have to count the days you have been in the US to make sure you satisfy the physical presence requirement.  If you were out for almost a year, i would say that it would be safest to start counting the physical presence time after you returned.


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