If I don’t have the 5-year continuous residence in the US because I was working with the UN in field peacekeeping missions, can I now apply for citizenship?
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If I don’t have the 5-year continuous residence in the US because I was working with the UN in field peacekeeping missions, can I now apply for citizenship?
However, I always come home every 6 months. I retired completely from the UN about 2 1/2 years ago.
Asked on March 15, 2013 under Immigration Law, Texas
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SB, Member, California / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If you did not submit a form to preserve your physical presence in the US while you were on assignments abroad, then you do not qualify for naturalization until you have accumulated at least 30 months physical presence time in the US to be eligible for US citizenship.
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