Applying for the citizenship from date of marriage or Date of Green card received ?

[A_M 7]

Hi everyone!

I have a question: Applying for the Citizenship should be from the date of marriage " after 3 years " or the date we received the green card ?

[olna83 20]

Hi everyone!

I have a question: Applying for the Citizenship should be from the date of marriage " after 3 years " or the date we received the green card ?

If you received your GC through marriage to be eligibe for USC you have to be a permanent resident for at least 3 years and, in addition to it, you have to be married to and physically live with the same US citizen.

So the answer is - yes, if you're still married with the same US citizen, the first requirement is 3 years from the date of your GC.

[Boiler 45,649]

The date is on the GC.

[JimmyHou 611]

Hi everyone!

I have a question: Applying for the Citizenship should be from the date of marriage " after 3 years " or the date we received the green card ?

Look at the "Resident Since" date on the front of your green card.

You can apply if:

- It has been at least 3 years minus 90 days from that date on the day you apply.

AND

- You have been married for 3 full years on the day that you apply.

AND

- Your spouse has been a US citizen for 3 full years on the day that you apply.

Note that the 90 early filing rule only applies to the anniversary of the day you became a resident, not the other two conditions.

The day you received the physical card is irrelevant.

The day used for the 3 year calculation is the Resident Since date.

The date of the marriage is only relevant to make sure that you were married for 3 full years when you applied.

Edited May 5, 2015 by JimmyHou

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

3 years if you are still married to your USC wife then.

You can apply 90 days before the 3 year anniversary of becoming a greencard holder.

[huy_le 32]

It is from the date you first obtained your conditional GC.

[Pitaya 2,577]

USCIS cares about the date on your GC. Your spouse will likely remind you if you forget the date of your marriage....

[Faycel and Renee 30]

Funny that this question was asked cause my husband just received his green card and we were trying to figure out how long would it be before he could remove his conditions. Hes been here a little over a year but his green card says:

RESIDENT SINCE 04-17-15

CARD EXPIRES 04-17-17

Now I have a question. so he can start the next phase and sending in his paperwork beginning Jan 2018?

So the residency begins with the date that the green card was approved and not the date they came in ?

So I guess I need to find out what to do about the expiration of the card now. So many ladders to climb and chutes to slide down ughhhhhhhhhh

[belinda63 3,038]

He can file to remove conditions 90 days (not three months) prior to 4-17-17. He can file for citizenship (provided he is still married to you) 90 days prior to 4-17-18.

[A_M 7]

Look at the "Resident Since" date on the front of your green card.

You can apply if:

- It has been at least 3 years minus 90 days from that date on the day you apply.

AND

- You have been married for 3 full years on the day that you apply.

AND

- Your spouse has been a US citizen for 3 full years on the day that you apply.

Note that the 90 early filing rule only applies to the anniversary of the day you became a resident, not the other two conditions.

The day you received the physical card is irrelevant.

The day used for the 3 year calculation is the Resident Since date.

The date of the marriage is only relevant to make sure that you were married for 3 full years when you applied.

The date is on the GC.

If you received your GC through marriage to be eligibe for USC you have to be a permanent resident for at least 3 years and, in addition to it, you have to be married to and physically live with the same US citizen.

So the answer is - yes, if you're still married with the same US citizen, the first requirement is 3 years from the date of your GC.

Thank you Guys, I asked this question because I just got my GC after 1 year and one month of our marriage, so the Card is for 2 years + the one year of marriage it should be a full 3 years of marriage from American Citizen, so should I apply to remove the condition and get the 10 years green card and apply after one year or Just apply when we complete 3 years of marriage ?

Thank you so much.

[Dave&Roza 748]

Funny that this question was asked cause my husband just received his green card and we were trying to figure out how long would it be before he could remove his conditions. Hes been here a little over a year but his green card says:

RESIDENT SINCE 04-17-15

CARD EXPIRES 04-17-17

Now I have a question. so he can start the next phase and sending in his paperwork beginning Jan 2018?

So the residency begins with the date that the green card was approved and not the date they came in ?

So I guess I need to find out what to do about the expiration of the card now. So many ladders to climb and chutes to slide down ughhhhhhhhhh

He has to file for removal of conditons (ROC) BEFORE the GC expires. He can send in the I-751 form no earlier than 90 days before the GC expires--January 17, 2017. As long as he meets ALL the requirements for residency, he can apply for naturalization based on the 3 year rule in 2018 as long as he is still married to you or wait until 2020 and naturalize based on 5 years as a LPR.

Dave

Edited May 6, 2015 by Dave&Roza

[Dave&Roza 748]

Thank you Guys, I asked this question because I just got my GC after 1 year and one month of our marriage, so the Card is for 2 years + the one year of marriage it should be a full 3 years of marriage from American Citizen, so should I apply to remove the condition and get the 10 years green card and apply after one year or Just apply when we complete 3 years of marriage ?

Thank you so much.

This is a logical AND condition. You must be a LPR for at least 3 years AND married to a US citizen for at least 3 years AND that US citizen must have been a citizen for the last 3 years AND you cannot have any trips outside the US for longer than 6 months AND you must have lived in the district or state you are apply to for at least 3 months. Every one of those must be true BEFORE you can apply for citizenship.

In your case you will have been married for 3 years, but you will have been a LPR for only 2 years--not eligible for USC. I highly recommend you give the guide to naturalization a look.to better understand what it is you need to do inorder to become a USC.

Dave

Edited May 6, 2015 by Dave&Roza

[zucchini 3]

Hello, this is really a helpful community i am permenant resident since oct of 2012 and me and my wife are married fir about more than 4 years now. Does it mean that if i became resident on 10/15/2012 i can apply after 07/15/2015. I checked uscis neutralization eligibility guidelines on uscis website but it does not say any thing about early 90 day filing. Offcourse i believe what you are saying because i have seen same thing on othet threads also but where can i find it on uscis website?

Hello, this is really a helpful community i am permenant resident since oct of 2012 and me and my wife are married fir about more than 4 years now. Does it mean that if i became resident on 10/15/2012 i can apply after 07/15/2015. I checked uscis neutralization eligibility guidelines on uscis website but it does not say any thing about early 90 day filing. Offcourse i believe what you are saying because i have seen same thing on othet threads also but where can i find it on uscis website?

Look at the "Resident Since" date on the front of your green card.

You can apply if:

- It has been at least 3 years minus 90 days from that date on the day you apply.

AND

- You have been married for 3 full years on the day that you apply.

AND

- Your spouse has been a US citizen for 3 full years on the day that you apply.

Note that the 90 early filing rule only applies to the anniversary of the day you became a resident, not the other two conditions.

The day you received the physical card is irrelevant.

The day used for the 3 year calculation is the Resident Since date.

The date of the marriage is only relevant to make sure that you were married for 3 full years when you applied.

[JimmyHou 611]

Hello, this is really a helpful community i am permenant resident since oct of 2012 and me and my wife are married fir about more than 4 years now. Does it mean that if i became resident on 10/15/2012 i can apply after 07/15/2015. I checked uscis neutralization eligibility guidelines on uscis website but it does not say any thing about early 90 day filing. Offcourse i believe what you are saying because i have seen same thing on othet threads also but where can i find it on uscis website?

You can apply 90 days early, but your dates are wrong. If they get your applocation on July 15th or July 16th they will return you application or, if you are unlucky, you'll make it to the interview before you get denied. If you use the early filing calculator, you'll see that 90 days before October 15th is July 17th. That is the first day you can apply.

http://www.uscis.gov/early-filing-calculator

"The information in this part ONLY relates to your time as a permanent resident if you file under Section 319(a) and 316(a) of the INA. All other eligibility requirements MUST be met at the time of filing.

You may file Form N-400 ninety (90) calendar days before you complete your permanent residence requirement if your eligibility for naturalization is based upon being a:

Permanent resident for at least 5 years; or

Permanent resident for at least 3 years if you are married to a US citizen."

Edited May 17, 2015 by JimmyHou