I-751 with battered and extreme cruelty waiver time line. PLEASE READ.

[markwpb 0]

I've been doing a lot of research about this and some people say one thing, and others say a different story. I have also called some immigration attorneys, and some of them even say it may be possible and others say it won't be.

So here is the quick story.

1) Married for only 1 year and divorced already.

2) Obtained my 2 year conditional green card.

3) 2 year conditional green card about to expire.

4) I was part of an abusive relation. I have lots of evidence and

proof to make my case really strong and with a good chance to have it approved.

I'm planning to apply with the I-751 under option 1.e Waiver that says....

" I entered the marriage in good faith, and during the marriage I was

battered, or was subject of extreme cruelty, By my U.S Citizen or permanent

resident spouse"

Now we all know that with regular Waiver on the I-751 if you have been married less than a year, we all have to wait 5 years total before applying for the citizenship.

However, some have said that EVEN THOUGH if you have been married LESS than 3 years, that if you apply with Option 1.e that it would be SORT OF CONSIDERED as if it was a Vawa case and thus REDUCED the number of years you have to wait before submitting your N-400 application.

In my case it would be 3 years total (2 years of my current green card + 1 more year to wait) before I can submit my N-400.

Any facts about this?

Any stories about this?

Any ideas about this?

Anything would help. Thank you!!

[Hypnos 6,579]

I believe that unless you obtained your green card through marriage to a US citizen and are still married and living with them in a true marital relationship, or you obtained your green card through VAWA on the basis of being abused by a US citizen, you must wait five years to be eligible to file for naturalisation.

Filing as a RoC abuse case does not ret-con you back into a three year qualification if you didn't initially obtain the green card through VAWA.