Citizenship how many years?

[Chr0no 0]

I am married to a US citizen, this year we are going to be 3 years married. When can I apply for the citizenship? the years are from the date of my marriage or the date on my green card? thanks

[Anh map 2,098]

3 years from the date of your green card.

You can apply 90 days prior to that 3 year date.

[inloveVEN 46]

Hi

there are several conditions that have to be presents at the same time.

- 3 yeard of green cards

- being with the same spouse

Please read the following link that has a good and clear explanation for all the If's

uscis / citizen

[v333k 59]

I am married to a US citizen, this year we are going to be 3 years married. When can I apply for the citizenship? the years are from the date of my marriage or the date on my green card? thanks

The simplest answer is 3 years minus 90 days since you became a Legal Permanent Resident. However, there are additional rules that need to apply before your eligibility is confirmed. Since you are applying based on a marriage to a USC, then you need to have been married to the same person (USC) and then you need to meet two conditions: continuous residency and physical presence. If you meet all these conditions, then you can apply when the 90 day window opens. Make sure that USCIS receives the application after the 90 day window or else they will return it to you indicating that you are still ineligible to apply...

Good luck!

[tweety 1]

As per the USCIS instructions the 90 day window only applies to the continuous residency requirement. You still have to be a LPR for the full 3 years at the time you FILE the application.

[villavo1964 0]

sorry but you are wrong tweety. the requirement is 3 years from the date on the greencard minus 90 days. so actually you can file the application after 2 years and 9 months after the date of approval on the greencard.

[Captain Oates 910]

sorry but you are wrong tweety. the requirement is 3 years from the date on the greencard minus 90 days. so actually you can file the application after 2 years and 9 months after the date of approval on the greencard.

You are right - tweety, that was an awful mistake

[NickD 202]

sorry but you are wrong tweety. the requirement is 3 years from the date on the greencard minus 90 days. so actually you can file the application after 2 years and 9 months after the date of approval on the greencard.

LOL, who do you believe? Could try the www.uscis.gov/files/article/M-476.pdf manual and also read the N-400 instructions.

You do have to be married to the same sponsoring USC for a full three years before you can send in your application. But can send in the application 90 days in before your 3rd LPR card. The former is normally not a problem, if bring an immigrate spouse or intended spouse here, you have to be married first before your spouse can apply for the LPR card. In our case when the USCIS was running super slow, we were married practically a full year before my wife received her conditional card. If you applied for the I-751 at the earliest day, you should be able to apply for the N-400 exactly one year later. In our case, was the I-751 application date plus two more days. But for the N-400, even adding a few more days doesn't make that much difference, still have your ten year card.

Would have to refresh my memory for the resident requirements, meaning the minimum days you have stayed in this country since becoming a LPR. But they state in the maximum days you can be out of the country. As we only took three two week trips to visit my wife's mom, we had no problems. Important thing is filing a joint income tax return and showing the USCIS you are paying taxes. They like it when you are paying taxes. You need three years of federal returns as the first form of evidence. Could also file separately, but not claiming head of household or the same bunch of kids twice on each return, they don't like that.