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Absences and Continuous Residence

Absences from the United States can affect an applicant’s eligibility for naturalization in numerous ways. In this practice advisory, we focus specifically on how absences of varying lengths of time affect the continuous residence requirement.

Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Sep 3, 2020 Direct PDF available

Why it matters

Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from Immigrant Legal Resource Center on Naturalization; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure.

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Naturalization

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Naturalization and adjustment

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