Am I eligible now for citizenship?
4 attorney answers
Sponsored Listings
Likely the 8 month absence interrupted the required continuous residency/presence and therefore you will need to make it up by waiting a bit longer. It would be best to have your case handled by an immigration attorney.
Gunda J. Brost Brost Law Office This advice does not form an attorney-client relationship and is merely informative. It should not by itself be relied upon to address a legal concern.
To be on the safe side, due to the fact that your absence in 2011 was for more than 6 months (8 months total) I would wait a little longer, and would not apply quite yet. It will be prudent to wait for 4 years from the date of your return before applying.
Kindly be advised that the answer above is only general in nature cannot be construed as legal advice, given that not enough facts are known. It is your responsibility to retain a lawyer to analyze the facts specific to your particular situation in order to give you specific advice. Specific answers will require cognizance of all pertinent facts about your case. Any answers offered on Avvo are of a general nature only, and are not meant to create an attorney-client relationship.
Does the process start over the day I re-entered the U.S? Or does it skip that one year I was out of the country? If I entered in 2009 left in 2011 that's 2yrs. Came back 2012 now it's 2015 would I have completed 5yrs by now??
The process of "reinstating" your residency and physical presence has to begin and counted from the day you returned from your 8 month absence. Need to wait 4 years (and 1 day) from that date.
Sponsored Listings
Can’t find what you’re looking for?
Post a free question on our public forum.
Ask a Question- or -
Search for lawyers by reviews and ratings.
Find a Lawyer