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Hello everyone!

It's been a while since I've had to deal with anything regarding my immigration status, and I have been living pretty blissfully ignorant of it all with my GC (so happy to be done with the visa part of everything).

Of course, now, I've started worrying about naturalisation and where to go from here, and would really appreciate any help from the readers here at VJ. I moved to the US from Australia May 31st 2014, was married August 9th 2014 and received my green card around June 2015. It expires June 23rd, 2017. When do I need to start applying for citizenship, and what is generally required to do so?

Thanks so much!

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Hello everyone!

It's been a while since I've had to deal with anything regarding my immigration status, and I have been living pretty blissfully ignorant of it all with my GC (so happy to be done with the visa part of everything).

Of course, now, I've started worrying about naturalisation and where to go from here, and would really appreciate any help from the readers here at VJ. I moved to the US from Australia May 31st 2014, was married August 9th 2014 and received my green card around June 2015. It expires June 23rd, 2017. When do I need to start applying for citizenship, and what is generally required to do so?

Thanks so much!

If your green card expires in 2017 than you likely have to remove conditions on it and get 10 year green card first and not worry about citizenship for a while. Head over to RoC subforum...

You have to married to USC for 3 years _and_ resident for 3 years to be eligible for citizenship.

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If your green card expires in 2017 than you likely have to remove conditions on it and get 10 year green card first and not worry about citizenship for a while. Head over to RoC subforum...

You have to married to USC for 3 years _and_ resident for 3 years to be eligible for citizenship.

Thank you! This is a really good starting point. From my understanding, I can apply to remove the conditions 90 days before June 23. 2017?

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Thank you! This is a really good starting point. From my understanding, I can apply to remove the conditions 90 days before June 23. 2017?

To be exact - you _have_ to apply for RoC within 90 days of your 2-year GC expiration date. If you do not do that, you will be out of status. Once you have 10 year card, your status does not expire with the GC expiration and you will be able to (but not have to) apply for citizenship at 90 days from being resident for 3 years assuming at that point you are married for 3 years to USC (which sounds like you will be).

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To be exact - you _have_ to apply for RoC within 90 days of your 2-year GC expiration date. If you do not do that, you will be out of status. Once you have 10 year card, your status does not expire with the GC expiration and you will be able to (but not have to) apply for citizenship at 90 days from being resident for 3 years assuming at that point you are married for 3 years to USC (which sounds like you will be).

What happens when the 10yr GC expires? Is citizenship then not necessary to stay living and working in the US?

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What happens when the 10yr GC expires? Is citizenship then not necessary to stay living and working in the US?

Nothing really happens other than you have no proof of your legal status - however you will have legal status. At that point you can renew your GC using I-90 if I am not mistaken or you can - at any point after 3 years - apply for citizenship and forget about green cards.

Citizenship is completely optional step. You can be a resident forever if you choose so, just have to remember about requirements to maintain residence. Some people do it. Only "disadvantage" of becoming a US citizen is a requirements to file tax returns with IRS - wherever you live. So if you move back to Australia in 10 years from now being USC, you will still have to send tax returns in to IRS. Overall, I think it's no brainer to become a USC.

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Nothing really happens other than you have no proof of your legal status - however you will have legal status. At that point you can renew your GC using I-90 if I am not mistaken or you can - at any point after 3 years - apply for citizenship and forget about green cards.

Citizenship is completely optional step. You can be a resident forever if you choose so, just have to remember about requirements to maintain residence. Some people do it. Only "disadvantage" of becoming a US citizen is a requirements to file tax returns with IRS - wherever you live. So if you move back to Australia in 10 years from now being USC, you will still have to send tax returns in to IRS. Overall, I think it's no brainer to become a USC.

Great, thank you so much for all of the information, you've been incredibly helpful! Have a great day!

 
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