hungryhorace

The visit would still need to be declared on green card & N-400 applications. That's when the potential for trouble could kick in.

rust

I am curious on why it has to be declared? Lets say you are going to China via Mexico.

First I am going to US to MX, then from MX to mainland China (HKG and Macao needs no visa for British Nationals), the green card is not necessarily need to be shown on your way to China when you exit MX because it is made for your citizenship, which is British passport, NOT american greencard. That's my understanding.

sir_eccles

Form N400 asks about trips outside the US in the last five years. You have two options lie on a federal form or delay citizenship application for five years.

hungryhorace

You're talking total bollocks. It needs to be declared. End of.

MarylandNed

Lying to an immigration officer is a federal crime under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States code. He risks criminal proceedings and deportation if caught.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Making_false_statements
Further down the road, the trip would have to be declared on a US citizenship application. US immigration law contains many harsh penalties for making false statements on an immigration application.

jukes

We are looking at traveling to Cuba from USA via Mexico and have green cards but our application for citizenship has already been submitted, so we wouldn't be lying on the form about where we've traveled. But worried about a stamp from Cuba that would show immigration in USA we visited Cuba. I read they are now stamping passports. Any experiences?Am I worrying for nothing?
Thanks

Jerseygirl

What do you intend to use to buy things...US credit card. Whoops.

kimilseung

Does is still matter? I suppose I naively thought that normalizing relations would end the travel restrictions.

sir_eccles

I don't think general tourist travel restrictions for US citizens (and presumably PRs too) has been fully lifted yet.

Cuba (last update July 22, 2015).

Jerseygirl

Yes what I thought to but I heard that is not the case.

Rete

Could never understand the desire to go to Cuba. There are so many islands in the Caribbean why Cuba? Go to the Florida Keys. Same climate, water, activities and within the continental US.

Jerseygirl

Everyone I've know who has been on holiday to Cuba has loved it.

kimilseung

Keys will just give you sun and sand, Cuba is a different culture, history and system, and as Jersey says, people I know who have gone have loved it.

Thanks Jersey and Eccles for answering my question.

scrubbedexpat091

For American's curiosity is a big reason, I want to go someday as its still different then other islands are, once Americans can go in large numbers it will change over time and become more commercialized then it is now.

Canadian's go as it's one of the cheapest islands to go to and spend a week in. And with several high profile murders of Canadian's in Mexico, Cuba is one of the safer places to go it seems.

Dominican Republic is popular as well.

Western Canadian's tend to go to Hawaii more though then Cuba and other island down there, too far and pricey to travel to from the west.

md95065

It was my understanding (although I certainly could be wrong about this) that, immediately before naturalization, you were asked whether or not you had made any additional trips outside the US since the time that your application was approved.