3 years to get citizenship?

[faylen 0]

found this on their website:

so I guess I'll have to wait a little longer to apply.... *sigh*

"has resided continuously as a lawful permanent resident in the U.S. for at least 5 years prior to filing with no single absence from the United States of more than one year;"

[Marilyn. 340]

found this on their website:

so I guess I'll have to wait a little longer to apply.... *sigh*

"has resided continuously as a lawful permanent resident in the U.S. for at least 5 years prior to filing with no single absence from the United States of more than one year;"

if you are talking about filing for citizenship.. you only have to wait 3 years after becoming a permanent resident to apply for citizenship if you are married to a US citizen

Edited May 9, 2008 by MarilynP

[faylen 0]

i know the answer..first of all after u get the greencard u can apply for Financial aid or TAP whatever. only with a greencard and 2nd u wont get citizenship after THREE YEARS it will take FIVE years after u get ur greencard unless u r married to an AMERICAN CITIZEN..thats the answer and yes its a correct one no one can top it cuz i know it its a fact.

Well I couldn't find the answers I was looking for... so I'm gona ask you guys.

So, my k1 visa is approved and I'm going to get my visa by mail soon.

Anyways, I wanted to go to school when I enter in the States, but I'm concerned that my school fees are going to be expensive (because I am not a citizen...yet)! It takes 1year-ish to become a permanent resident, then it takes another 3 years to become a citizen... Right? Does that mean that during all those years, if I wanted to go to school, I would have to be an international student?

Then I won't be able to apply for a FAFSA (student aid)?

Hope somebody can answer me! Thanks a bunch!

umm she will be able to in 3 years.. she is coming in on a k1 visa which means she is going to get married to a US citizen...

I'm confused......... it says on the USCIS website that the least number of years before applying is 5 years. However I'm reading here that you can in 3 years if your spouse is an American citizen? Where can I find this info?

[Staashi 371]

i know the answer..first of all after u get the greencard u can apply for Financial aid or TAP whatever. only with a greencard and 2nd u wont get citizenship after THREE YEARS it will take FIVE years after u get ur greencard unless u r married to an AMERICAN CITIZEN..thats the answer and yes its a correct one no one can top it cuz i know it its a fact.

Well I couldn't find the answers I was looking for... so I'm gona ask you guys.

So, my k1 visa is approved and I'm going to get my visa by mail soon.

Anyways, I wanted to go to school when I enter in the States, but I'm concerned that my school fees are going to be expensive (because I am not a citizen...yet)! It takes 1year-ish to become a permanent resident, then it takes another 3 years to become a citizen... Right? Does that mean that during all those years, if I wanted to go to school, I would have to be an international student?

Then I won't be able to apply for a FAFSA (student aid)?

Hope somebody can answer me! Thanks a bunch!

umm she will be able to in 3 years.. she is coming in on a k1 visa which means she is going to get married to a US citizen...

I'm confused......... it says on the USCIS website that the least number of years before applying is 5 years. However I'm reading here that you can in 3 years if your spouse is an American citizen? Where can I find this info?

Check out here... M-476, A Guide to Naturalization at http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/M-476.pdf . It is a great resource for anyone who is going to apply for naturalization. And yes, you can apply after 3 years of marriage to a USC, many of us, or our spouses, are living proof of that privilege.

Good Luck!

[Marilyn. 340]

i know the answer..first of all after u get the greencard u can apply for Financial aid or TAP whatever. only with a greencard and 2nd u wont get citizenship after THREE YEARS it will take FIVE years after u get ur greencard unless u r married to an AMERICAN CITIZEN..thats the answer and yes its a correct one no one can top it cuz i know it its a fact.

Well I couldn't find the answers I was looking for... so I'm gona ask you guys.

So, my k1 visa is approved and I'm going to get my visa by mail soon.

Anyways, I wanted to go to school when I enter in the States, but I'm concerned that my school fees are going to be expensive (because I am not a citizen...yet)! It takes 1year-ish to become a permanent resident, then it takes another 3 years to become a citizen... Right? Does that mean that during all those years, if I wanted to go to school, I would have to be an international student?

Then I won't be able to apply for a FAFSA (student aid)?

Hope somebody can answer me! Thanks a bunch!

umm she will be able to in 3 years.. she is coming in on a k1 visa which means she is going to get married to a US citizen...

I'm confused......... it says on the USCIS website that the least number of years before applying is 5 years. However I'm reading here that you can in 3 years if your spouse is an American citizen? Where can I find this info?

Who May File Form N-400?

To use this form you must be ONE of the following:

1. A Lawful Permanent Resident for at least five years and at least 18 years old;

2. A Lawful Permanent Resident for at least three years and at least 18 years old,

AND

You have been married to and living with the same U.S. citizen for the last three years,

AND

Your spouse has been a U.S. citizen for the last three years.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/N-400ins.pdf