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RalphT   13

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Hi,

I tried to search but could not find similar topic. I am currently a LPR and will reach 5-year anniversary date on 9/15/2017; however planning to get married before September 2017. with marriage, would that impact my filing? I should be filing as married and using the 5-year rule? I do not want to wait another 3 years for the clock after marriage since I am already a LPR.... Any advice is appreciated!

Thank you and have a great day! :)

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No. Your date when you became an LPR stays the same, so your 5 year anniversary won't change, and you can naturalise then if you want to still.

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Hi,

I tried to search but could not find similar topic. I am currently a LPR and will reach 5-year anniversary date on 9/15/2017; however planning to get married before September 2017. with marriage, would that impact my filing? I should be filing as married and using the 5-year rule? I do not want to wait another 3 years for the clock after marriage since I am already a LPR.... Any advice is appreciated!

Thank you and have a great day! :)

When you getting married ?

You can file for N400 around March as well.

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When you getting married ?

You can file for N400 around March as well.

No she won;t be able to file for naturalisation in March, as she only reaches the 5 years in September, thus the earliest she can file is June 17th.

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No. Your date when you became an LPR stays the same, so your 5 year anniversary won't change, and you can naturalise then if you want to still.

Yes I still want to apply in September, just didn't want the clock to reset due to the marriage. Thanks.

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RalphT   13

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When you getting married ?

You can file for N400 around March as well.

Apologies.. I mistyped the date, the LPR begin date is in December, the 9/15/2017 date is the first date i can apply using the 5-year rule.

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You don't lose your status when you get married.

Also, you can't apply based on marriage immediately after getting married; you have to be married for 3 years.

So, you can apply under the 5 year rule in September 2017 or you can apply based on marriage (3 year rule) in September 2020 (not June 2020). It's up to you, but obviously, the 5 year rule will be much faster.

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You don't lose your status when you get married.

Also, you can't apply based on marriage immediately after getting married; you have to be married for 3 years.

So, you can apply under the 5 year rule in September 2017 or you can apply based on marriage (3 year rule) in September 2020 (not June 2020). It's up to you, but obviously, the 5 year rule will be much faster.

Thank you. Yea my original plan is to use the 5-year rule instead of waiting for another 3 years :)

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Thank you. Yea my original plan is to use the 5-year rule instead of waiting for another 3 years :)

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