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I hope you're well.
I am trying to figure out when to apply for citizenship. But let me explain first
I got my green card through the lottery in 2018. I stayed in the US for 4 months and then went traveling around and then back to the UK, as that time I lived in London, and had a job there and a partner as well.
In less than 6 months since I had left the US, I came back to the US for vacation and went back to UK. In another less than 6 months I did the same, came to the US for vacation, as I didn't want to lose my green card. Well...at least this is what I thought, that I can't stay out of the US for more than 6 months straight.
In March 2020, I moved to the USA permanently.
Next year, in August 2023, it will be 5 years since I got the green card. My questions are: can I apply for citizenship for next year already? Will they count all the days that I was inside the US? Do I have to wait an extra year before I apply, because I was out of US two times for almost 6 months?
And now that I'm reading the requirements for citizenship...did I actually break the rules and abandoned my residency?
I hope you're well.
I am trying to figure out when to apply for citizenship. But let me explain first
I got my green card through the lottery in 2018. I stayed in the US for 4 months and then went traveling around and then back to the UK, as that time I lived in London, and had a job there and a partner as well.
In less than 6 months since I had left the US, I came back to the US for vacation and went back to UK. In another less than 6 months I did the same, came to the US for vacation, as I didn't want to lose my green card. Well...at least this is what I thought, that I can't stay out of the US for more than 6 months straight.
In March 2020, I moved to the USA permanently.
Next year, in August 2023, it will be 5 years since I got the green card. My questions are: can I apply for citizenship for next year already? Will they count all the days that I was inside the US? Do I have to wait an extra year before I apply, because I was out of US two times for almost 6 months?
And now that I'm reading the requirements for citizenship...did I actually break the rules and abandoned my residency?
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