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How long can you be absent from the United States before breaking Continuity of Residence?<\/div>\n
USCIS has a new update on the policy for naturalization applicants\u2019 absences from the United States. Most applicants wish to visit their family members in their country of origin. As a lawful permanent resident, one is not eligible for naturalization until they have reached the required period of continuous residence in this status.<\/div>\n
An applicant must have resided continuously in the United States after his or her lawful permanent resident admission for at least 5 years prior to filing the naturalization application (certain conditions such as spouses (and battered spouses and children) of U.S. citizens may apply for citizenship after 3 years of continuous residence).<\/div>\n
The update is found in the USCIS Policy Manual. It indicates the policy highlights as follows:<\/div>\n
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  1. \u2022 An applicant who has been absent from the United States for more than six months but less than a year must overcome the presumption that they have broken the continuity of their residence in the United States; and<\/li>\n
  2. \u2022 An applicant who has broken the continuity of residence in the United States must establish a new period of continuous residence, the length of which depends on the basis for naturalizing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    An absence of 1year or more will automatically break the continuity of residence. Note that Form N-470 Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes preserves residence for lawful permanent residents engaged in qualifying employment abroad with the U.S. government, private sector, or a religious organization.<\/div>\n
    For more information, please contact our office for a free telephone consultation (15 minute) at 248-557-3645.<\/div>\n
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    Associate Attorney, Immigration Law Department<\/div>\n
    The Law Offices of Joumana Kayrouz, PLLC<\/div>\n
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