Our clients, citizens of Iran, are husband and wife. They always travel together, and while they were permanent residents, they took a trip of 182 days. When they applied for U.S. citizenship, USCIS denied their applications arguing that they had broken the continuity of their residence. Attorney Furqan was hired to file N-336 appeals on both applications. He argued that the regulations do not list a specific number of days that would break the continuity of residence, but instead they make reference to “6 months” and that 6 months could include all the way up to 185 days, depending on the time of year. Based on these arguments, and the evidence presented, USCIS reversed both cases and they were able to become U.S. citizens.
