Tamon Yanagimoto

I received my green card in aug of 1997 so aug of 2002 I should be able to apply for
naturalization however I left the country to work in Japan for 2 years but ....

1 . I returned within 1 year after leaving to visit the USA week (July 2000)
2. I returned (using a re-entry visa which I applied for and recieved) (April 2001)
3. I maintained a US bank account which I used to pay credit card and student
loan bills
4. I filed income taxes on all of my income that I made in Japan. Taxes were filed
by an accountant who is a friend of mine.
5. I have copies of my contract stating that my job was not a permanent and was on a
yearly contract basis.

So do I have a chance or not to apply this year??

Tamon

p.s. please email me offlist if you would like
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Tamon Yanagimoto [email protected] www.yanagimotophoto.com

Sylvia Ottemoeller

Tamon Yanagimoto wrote:

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Yes, you have a chance. Since you remained outside the U.S. more than 6 months at a
stretch (but still did not remain outside more than one year, which would have broken
the continuity of your residence absolutely), you have to provide evidence to the INS
that in spite of that fact, you did not abandon U.S. permanent resident status. It
sounds as if you can provide pretty good evidence.