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[PassionateMan 0]

Help! In New York

Hello,

My girlfriend is a green card holder and has an appointment to do her citizenship test this month in New York City. And now for the questions.

How soon (in general) does a green card holder get their full citizenship card from the time they take their test?

Once they have full citizenship, is there a waiting period before they can sponsor a canadian? (I'm currently living in New York as a tourist and living off savings.

If we get married at the New York city hall, how long in general am I likely to wait for a work permit providing everything else is in order?

If I have to leave because I'm running low on cash is there any advantage to leaving the country to wait for the processing time to pass on the work permit? And... if I do leave because the work permit is taking a long time do I need to file anything to make sure I can come back to continue the process?

We heard that besides her having to make a certain amount of money in order to sponsor me that there are other things that US immigration looks before they will grant citizenship. What are they?

Thanks

PassionateMan

[Zee Bee 61]

Help! In New York

Hello,

My girlfriend is a green card holder and has an appointment to do her citizenship test this month in New York City. And now for the questions.

How soon (in general) does a green card holder get their full citizenship card from the time they take their test? No citizenship card that I know of. She will probably get a naturalization certificate, but I don't know when they get that.

Once they have full citizenship, is there a waiting period before they can sponsor a canadian? (I'm currently living in New York as a tourist and living off savings. No waiting period. Once she is a citizen she can petition you. She will need a copy of her naturalization certificate to send in with the I-130 (or her US passport if she gets one).

If we get married at the New York city hall, how long in general am I likely to wait for a work permit providing everything else is in order? About 60-90 days.

If I have to leave because I'm running low on cash is there any advantage to leaving the country to wait for the processing time to pass on the work permit? And... if I do leave because the work permit is taking a long time do I need to file anything to make sure I can come back to continue the process?

If you decide to leave the US, you abandon your adjustment application and have to start over with a spousal visa (K3 or CR1).

We heard that besides her having to make a certain amount of money in order to sponsor me that there are other things that US immigration looks before they will grant citizenship. What are they? There is no income requirement for citizenship: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/N-400ins.pdf

Income requirements to sponsor a foreign beneficiary: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-864P.pdf

Thanks

PassionateMan