Tagged #physical-presence
Every article we've published on this topic, sorted by the agency's own announcement date.
USCIS
N-400 Physical Presence: The Half-of-the-Statutory-Period Rule and How USCIS Actually Counts
Physical presence is not continuous residence — it counts days inside U.S. borders. Here's how to compute the 30 (or 18) months and avoid the most common arithmetic mistakes.
naturalization 6 min
DOS
Acquired Citizenship at Birth Abroad: INA §301 Transmission and the Physical-Presence Math
How U.S. citizenship transmits to children born abroad under INA §301: the two-citizen-parent rule, the one-citizen-parent five-year-with-two-after-14 rule, and the proofs.
naturalization 7 min