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N-400 Physical Presence & Continuous Residence Timeline

Physical-presence totals, absence flags, and earliest filing date

Output scope

Reviewed output branch: the federal chronology and entered-fact arithmetic named in the result. Live agency tables, current form data, fees, and legal eligibility remain held unless the result names an exact source version.

Direct answer

What this workpaper does

This browser workpaper addresses physical-presence totals, absence flags, and earliest filing date. It returns only the entered-fact arithmetic, chronology, reconciliation, or coverage result shown on this page and leaves legal conclusions for attorney review.

Use it when: Counsel is screening naturalization eligibility or auditing travel history.

Source links checked: August 21, 2026

Working facts

Required rows are marked. Do not enter names, account numbers, or narrative medical facts.

01LPR date *

02basis/3-year-or-5-year rule *

03filing date *

04all departures and returns *

Row 1

departure datereturn date

Enter the first row

Advanced paste format

Enter one trip per line as departure=YYYY-MM-DD; return=YYYY-MM-DD.

05marital-union dates if using 3-year rule

Row 1

start dateend date

Enter the first row

Advanced paste format

Enter one marital-union period per line as start=YYYY-MM-DD; end=YYYY-MM-DD.

06residence history *

Row 1

Fact labelFact value

Enter the first row

Advanced paste format

Enter one residence per line with start, end, and location as key=value pairs separated by semicolons.

Runs in this browser. Continue to Preflight when the file itself needs review.

Method

This workpaper uses deterministic arithmetic, chronology, reconciliation, or coverage logic from the entered fields. It does not persist client facts or send field values to general analytics.

The result is an attorney workpaper, not a legal conclusion. Verify current primary authority and every fact against the file.

Before relying on it

01Confirm each required entry against the source record.
02Build the workpaper and inspect every calculated fact and held question.
03Open the cited sources and verify the version that governs the matter.
04Move unresolved file questions into the related Preflight review.

What the workpaper returns

days physically present
absence durations
six-month/one-year absence flags
earliest filing date
3-year/5-year comparison
missing/overlapping trip flags

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