Citizenship question

[Dean_De 61]

Hi everyone,

I am just curious. When you are petitioned through a spousal visa, do you immediately get citizenship upon entry in the US? Or it still takes time? If it still takes time, how long? And whats the process?

Thank you all!

[Cathi 5,609]

nope it is not automatic http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=a2ec6811264a3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=a2ec6811264a3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD

[Anh map 2,098]

Hi everyone,

I am just curious. When you are petitioned through a spousal visa, do you immediately get citizenship upon entry in the US? Or it still takes time? If it still takes time, how long? And whats the process?

Thank you all!

If you remain married to the same spouse you are eligible to become a citizen 3 years after your US entry.

[aws&ndd 103]

You don't get citizenship, you get permanent resident status. You have to apply for citizenship later on when you are eligible.

[belinda63 2,981]

If your immigrant visa is approved you will receive your green card a few weeks after arriving in the US. If, on the date you arrived in the US, you have been married less than 2 years you will receive a conditional green card good for 2 years. If you were married for more than 2 years you will receive the 10 year green card.

If you receive the 2 year green card you must file to "remove conditions" no later than the expiration date and no sooner than 90 days prior to the expiration date. At that time, if successful, you will receive a 10 year green card.

You will be eligible to apply for citizenship after you have been a green card holder for three years minus 90 days (see the resident since date on the green card) provided you are still married to the person who petitioned you. Very important to note, your eligibility to apply for citizenship is not based on the length of your marriage but upon the time you have been a permanent resident.

[Ryan H 3,790]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to US Citizenship Discussion; topic is about obtaining US Citizenship and not about the spousal visa process.

[NickD 202]

If your immigrant visa is approved you will receive your green card a few weeks after arriving in the US. If, on the date you arrived in the US, you have been married less than 2 years you will receive a conditional green card good for 2 years. If you were married for more than 2 years you will receive the 10 year green card.

If you receive the 2 year green card you must file to "remove conditions" no later than the expiration date and no sooner than 90 days prior to the expiration date. At that time, if successful, you will receive a 10 year green card.

You will be eligible to apply for citizenship after you have been a green card holder for three years minus 90 days (see the resident since date on the green card) provided you are still married to the person who petitioned you. Very important to note, your eligibility to apply for citizenship is not based on the length of your marriage but upon the time you have been a permanent resident.

USCIS is processing AOS (Adjustment of Status) in a few weeks now? That process took us almost a full year not too long ago. And was a huge stack of documentation, in particular bringing a child of your spouse here with all the proof. Proof the kid is a natural born of the spouse, and permission from a biological parent that never gave a damn about the child. Another hang up was that I-693 medical form, not covered by most health insurance companies, and trying to find a USCIS approved doctor that wasn't trying to rob you blind to fill out that form for you.

The spousal visa's I am familiar with, only give you 90 days to make up your mind as to whether you want to get married or not. If not, you go back home. Depending on how you get married, with some religions, they want you to wait over a year

If you were married less than two years, only receive a conditional two year green card, then fight for over a year with that I-751 to get that ten year card. Have to make trips to your not very close field office for either a I-94 or a I-751 stamp in your current valid foreign passport. Its your responsibility to keep yourself legal here, if not, can't work nor travel.

How about spending your honeymoon filling out a ton of USCIS forms along with sending them a ton of money? Tell it the way it is.

[Penguin_ie 5,985]

USCIS is processing AOS (Adjustment of Status) in a few weeks now?

We are talking about spousal visas. No AOS needed.