OK... so for my physical presence in the US, they give an example which is as follows:
Melanie is applying for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad for a child born in Mexico. Melanie was born in the U.S. The very first time she left the U.S. was to visit relatives in Canada as a teenager. Several years later, Melanie took a cruise in the Caribbean. At age 25, Melanie moved to Mexico City to work at an international school. During her first year there, the child was born.
Based on the example above, Melanie should list three periods of precise physical presence in the U.S.
Her date of birth to her departure for Canada.
Her return from Canada until her cruise departure some years later.
Her return from the cruise until she left for Mexico.
From this, does it mean that I'm expected to basically list all my time in whatever city I loved in but leave gaps for every trip to mexico or canada I ever made? that would actually be insane... and I'm required to upload documents for each period of time... which seems silly as well, especially if i've lived in one city for 10 years but took trips abroad for maybe 11 days at a time here and there...
just some advice please!