When does the clock officially start ticking for residency requirements

[lucyrich 19]

Just to confirm. You can preload your application by 90 days then?

You can file 90 days before your 3rd year anniversary as a green card holder if you're applying as the spouse of a US citizen (5 years for others) You must of course fulfill the continuous residency requirement and be married and living with the US spouse for 3 years. Hope this helps!

I want to ask something. How about conditional residence. If someone comes here as a conditional residence of a US Citizen and then removes the condition and meet all other requirments, does the three year clock starts from the day you get your Conditional Green card?? OR Does the clock start from the day you get your 10 year Permanat green card??? Thanks! It's a helpful thread!!

Cut and pasted from the sticky thread at the top of the forum:

Does the three years count from when I remove conditions or when I first got a conditional green card?

It starts from when you got your first (conditional) green card. INA 216(e) says that a conditional green card is as good as any other green card for the purpose of accumulating continuous residence time for naturalization. See the "resident since" date printed on the front of your green card. Many people will apply for citizenship approximately one year after they file their I-751 for removal of conditions.