Apply for Citizenship

[rajeev555]

I am applying for citizenship for my mom. She is a GC holder right now for more than 5 yrs. She is in the USA right now. My question is, during her Green card she stayed in India only once for more than 6 months due to medical problem. When she came to the US, the immigration officer never asked her anything why she stayed more than 6 months.

Now i am applying for her citizenship. Will it cause any problem if she stayed in India for more than 6 months when applying for her citizenship.

Thanks

[JoeF]

It depends. She may have broken the continuous residency requirement.

See the naturalization worksheet on the USCIS website.

[t75]

OP, Your posting makes it sound like she is not truly a LPR. And, YOU cannot apply for her citizenship; she has to do so herself.

[bhamurs]

She can file the Application (N-400). Along with the application she has to support documents (Medical Records) substantiating her over-stay in India for more than six months. 02. To prove for continuous Residency, she has the produce/submit the records like Bank statement, Lease agreement, Tax Stubs etc.,. Basically, she has to prove that she has not abandoned US Residency.

Good Luck

[pontevecchio]

You can certainly file if you are prepared to lose the money. I suspect as long as her stay outside was less than an year she will be asked why and she can explain. Get medical letters necessary.