Asked in Immigration Law for California

Q: I have my N-400 interview scheduled while I'm traveling abroad. I'll be back two days before the interview.

I found a statement on the notice that I should reschedule my interview if I've traveled outside the US in the past two weeks as part of the covid-19 safety measures. However, I didn't see that on their webpage, only if you're ill or have symptoms. Should I: - Call to reschedule (given that this might postpone my appointment for months) - Go to the interview & say that I've traveled. - Go to the interview & only say that I've traveled if asked (could that affect the moral character?)

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Hector E. Quiroga
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A: The fact that you’ve travelled will likely come up in databases that keep track of such things, unless you traveled to Canada or Mexico. Under certain circumstances. It is hard to say what you should do, though know that you might get turned away if you show up at the interview and tell staff that you just came back to the US.

Our experience is that USCIS is sticklers for the rules, though not following them under the circumstances likely won’t be a GMC issue.

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