Help with Citizenship

utopiacowboy says on Dec 30, 2005, 09:59:

She is going to have to be physically present in the US for the interview as well as for the oath of citizenship. You could fill out the paperwork and then go to Colombia and return here when she needs to be here.

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colombiaboy says on Dec 30, 2005, 10:08:

YES .. I wanted to do that BUT I am hearing from 2 Hispanic Help agencies that help with INS forms.. that INS.. will want to know why she has been out of the country for that long.. also possibly making her 10 year visa expire...?? from my understanding???? she applies.. waits for an appt to get fingerprinting done... then waits for an interview... then if approved.. waits on the swearing in oath ceremony?? in this process I am hearing it may take a minimum of 8-9 months?? during this process if we were living in Colombia?? we would have to us a USA address for correspondence with them-- would that matter to them if we were living in Colombia?? maybe not if we waited to move until she was eligilble ( 3 years were up??)
ALSO.. DOES ANYONE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT CRITERIA.. they look at when giving citizenship.... ie fingerprints.. do the check a CREDIT REPORT on my wife or on me because of being married????
....THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANONES HELP-- I HAVE BEEN RACKING MY BRAINS THE LAST MONTH...

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utopiacowboy says on Dec 30, 2005, 11:21:

Here are the requirements from www.uscis.gov:

General Naturalization Requirements

Age
Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

Refer to the section, Naturalized Citizen's Children under Waivers, Exceptions, and Special Cases for information on applicants who are less than 18 years old.

See Also INA 334

Residency
An applicant must have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. Lawfully admitted for permanent residence means having been legally accorded the privilege of residing permanently in the United States as an immigrant in accordance with the immigration laws. Individuals who have been lawfully admitted as permanent residents will be asked to produce an I-551, Alien Registration Receipt Card, as proof of their status.

See Also INA 316

Residence and Physical Presence
An applicant is eligible to file if, immediately preceding the filing of the application, he or she:
has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see preceding section);
has resided continuously as a lawful permanent resident in the U.S. for at least 5 years prior to filing with no single absence from the United States of more than one year;
has been physically present in the United States for at least 30 months out of the previous five years (absences of more than six months but less than one year shall disrupt the applicant's continuity of residence unless the applicant can establish that he or she did not abandon his or her residence during such period)
has resided within a state or district for at least three months."

I don't see anything there about bad credit. Also it clearly states above that absences of less than 6 months are ok. Just make sure that you stay within that time frame.

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