US Citizen Application: trip outside the US
Aug 29th 2011, 7:27 pm
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US Citizen Application: trip outside the US
After all the fun and games getting my British passport renewed, I read all the good advice here: http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=718643 about becoming a US citizen. After all, I have been here since I was 9, and that was a very very very long time ago. Downloaded the form today and took a look at it. Wow, it's expensive! But never mind that -- the application form has a place to list every trip out of the US since I became a permanent resident. Uh oh! I've been traveling internationally on business for over 20 years - I have no clue when all those trips were. I could probably piece together dates from old passports, but not which trip was to which country, as most were to Europe. None were for more than 2 weeks though, but I have no evidence for this! Those of you who have been through the process do you have any thoughts for me? Should i consult an immigration lawyer? 
Aug 29th 2011, 8:02 pm
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Re: US Citizen Application: trip outside the US
After all the fun and games getting my British passport renewed, I read all the good advice here: http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=718643 about becoming a US citizen. After all, I have been here since I was 9, and that was a very very very long time ago. Downloaded the form today and took a look at it. Wow, it's expensive! But never mind that -- the application form has a place to list every trip out of the US since I became a permanent resident. Uh oh! I've been traveling internationally on business for over 20 years - I have no clue when all those trips were. I could probably piece together dates from old passports, but not which trip was to which country, as most were to Europe. None were for more than 2 weeks though, but I have no evidence for this! Those of you who have been through the process do you have any thoughts for me? Should i consult an immigration lawyer?
Aug 29th 2011, 9:27 pm
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Re: US Citizen Application: trip outside the US
thanks - I can hardly remember what I had for breakfast, so this is an extreme challenge for me.
Aug 29th 2011, 10:00 pm
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Re: US Citizen Application: trip outside the US
Should i consult an immigration lawyer?
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Aug 30th 2011, 12:04 pm
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Aug 30th 2011, 12:06 pm
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Re: US Citizen Application: trip outside the US
Aug 30th 2011, 3:49 pm
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Re: US Citizen Application: trip outside the US
Sounds like I need to start keeping a log - three years to go = lots of trips
