citizenship timeline after marriage

[sam123 0]

I got my permanent residency recently (I-751 approved) by marriage to a US citizen. When can i apply for my US citizenship, is it

1) 3yrs after the day i got my conditional permanent resident card. or

2) 3yrs from the day i got my permanent resident card. or

3) Just after 3yrs of my marriage, irrespective of other conditions.

[gixbr 0]

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[sam123 0]

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This is not the answer to my question. My question is still open to all. Please help me with the answer.

I got my permanent residency recently (I-751 approved) by marriage to a US citizen. When can i apply for my US citizenship, is it

1) 3yrs after the day i got my conditional permanent resident card. or

2) 3yrs from the day i got my permanent resident card. or

3) Just after 3yrs of my marriage, irrespective of other conditions.

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

I got my permanent residency recently (I-751 approved) by marriage to a US citizen. When can i apply for my US citizenship, is it

1) 3yrs after the day i got my conditional permanent resident card. or

2) 3yrs from the day i got my permanent resident card. or

3) Just after 3yrs of my marriage, irrespective of other conditions.

The rule is 3+3+3

Three years in the United States, three years as a permanent resident and three years married to the petitioner, you must meet all three qualifications. For most people that means three years from when you received your conditional green card.

Short visits outside the US do not count against you. If you did not need an AP to return (6 months or more) you are fine.

[Kar98 0]

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This is not the answer to my question.

Yes, it is. Good night.

[sam123 0]

I got my permanent residency recently (I-751 approved) by marriage to a US citizen. When can i apply for my US citizenship, is it

1) 3yrs after the day i got my conditional permanent resident card. or

2) 3yrs from the day i got my permanent resident card. or

3) Just after 3yrs of my marriage, irrespective of other conditions.

The rule is 3+3+3

Three years in the United States, three years as a permanent resident and three years married to the petitioner, you must meet all three qualifications. For most people that means three years from when you received your conditional green card.

Short visits outside the US do not count against you. If you did not need an AP to return (6 months or more) you are fine.

So you are saying that the 3yrs are counted from the day i got my permanent green card and not from the day i got my conditional green card. please correct me if i am wrong.

[Kar98 0]

I got my permanent residency recently (I-751 approved) by marriage to a US citizen. When can i apply for my US citizenship, is it

1) 3yrs after the day i got my conditional permanent resident card. or

2) 3yrs from the day i got my permanent resident card. or

3) Just after 3yrs of my marriage, irrespective of other conditions.

The rule is 3+3+3

Three years in the United States, three years as a permanent resident and three years married to the petitioner, you must meet all three qualifications. For most people that means three years from when you received your conditional green card.

Short visits outside the US do not count against you. If you did not need an AP to return (6 months or more) you are fine.

So you are saying that the 3yrs are counted from the day i got my permanent green card and not from the day i got my conditional green card. please correct me if i am wrong.

You're wrong. Consider yourself corrected.

After 3 years, minus 90 days, from the date on your conditional green card, you are eligible to apply for US citizenship.

[aaron2020 11,652]

I got my permanent residency recently (I-751 approved) by marriage to a US citizen. When can i apply for my US citizenship, is it

1) 3yrs after the day i got my conditional permanent resident card. or

2) 3yrs from the day i got my permanent resident card. or

3) Just after 3yrs of my marriage, irrespective of other conditions.

The rule is 3+3+3

Three years in the United States, three years as a permanent resident and three years married to the petitioner, you must meet all three qualifications. For most people that means three years from when you received your conditional green card.

Short visits outside the US do not count against you. If you did not need an AP to return (6 months or more) you are fine.

So you are saying that the 3yrs are counted from the day i got my permanent green card and not from the day i got my conditional green card. please correct me if i am wrong.

3 years as a permanent resident - it doesn't matter if it's conditional or permanent. 3 years total with any green card.

Edited May 31, 2009 by aaron2020

[trillium13 84]

I got my permanent residency recently (I-751 approved) by marriage to a US citizen. When can i apply for my US citizenship, is it

1) 3yrs after the day i got my conditional permanent resident card. or

This IS the correct answer. What Gary and Alla is saying is that you ALSO have to be married to the petitioner for 3 years. Sigh.

[aaron2020 11,652]

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This is not the answer to my question. My question is still open to all. Please help me with the answer.

I got my permanent residency recently (I-751 approved) by marriage to a US citizen. When can i apply for my US citizenship, is it

1) 3yrs after the day i got my conditional permanent resident card. or

2) 3yrs from the day i got my permanent resident card. or

3) Just after 3yrs of my marriage, irrespective of other conditions.

P.S. When you ask 1, 2 or 3, and someone picks 1; that is an answer.

[sam123 0]

I got my permanent residency recently (I-751 approved) by marriage to a US citizen. When can i apply for my US citizenship, is it

1) 3yrs after the day i got my conditional permanent resident card. or

2) 3yrs from the day i got my permanent resident card. or

3) Just after 3yrs of my marriage, irrespective of other conditions.

The rule is 3+3+3

Three years in the United States, three years as a permanent resident and three years married to the petitioner, you must meet all three qualifications. For most people that means three years from when you received your conditional green card.

Short visits outside the US do not count against you. If you did not need an AP to return (6 months or more) you are fine.

So you are saying that the 3yrs are counted from the day i got my permanent green card and not from the day i got my conditional green card. please correct me if i am wrong.

You're wrong. Consider yourself corrected.

After 3 years, minus 90 days, from the date on your conditional green card, you are eligible to apply for US citizenship.

Thanks for carifying that.

So if i my conditional green card was issued on Sept 07 and I got my permanent green card in Oct 09 then the earliest i can apply for US citizenship is in July 2010 (3 yrs from sept 07 less 90 days).

correct?

[map1map 3]

It is not the date you actually received the card, but rather 3 years from the date printed as start of validity (most likely the date of approval of your I485) on the first card you got, conditional or not, provided that in these 3 years you are still married to the USC, and you comply with the residency requirements. 90 days before expiration of the 3 years, you can apply for citizenship.

There are jobs/travels outside US for which period can count as residency, even if you are not physically present in the US, but that's a separate issue altogether.

Edited May 31, 2009 by map1map

[gixbr 0]

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This is not the answer to my question. My question is still open to all. Please help me with the answer.

I got my permanent residency recently (I-751 approved) by marriage to a US citizen. When can i apply for my US citizenship, is it

1) 3yrs after the day i got my conditional permanent resident card. or

2) 3yrs from the day i got my permanent resident card. or

3) Just after 3yrs of my marriage, irrespective of other conditions.

P.S. When you ask 1, 2 or 3, and someone picks 1; that is an answer.

thank you aaron!

sam, im sorry but you gave a 1 2 3 option, what do you expect?

Would it be any better if I said : 1, 3yrs after the day i got my conditional permanent resident card.

What is the better way to say that? Cmon!