Green Card Through K1

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My husband came on a k1 visa. My question is for the senior members or anyone who have been through this procedure of a k1 visa and AOS.

Does the time count for the 3 year citizenship start from the day you get married here in the U.S. on a k1 visa or does it start from when you get the first conditional green card?

He gave his biometrics to the USCIS office and we went to the interview however they said his fingerprints are still pending after 5 months so they cant approve us even though that is what they recommend. I see some k1 people who have been waiting 1.5 years for their conditional greencard so if they get that does that mean 5 months later they have to go through the whole reapplying part for the permanent greencard ??

Its like after he was stuck in AP thru his embassy now we're doing some local AP awaiting his fingerprint approval.

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• Be a permanent resident (green card holder) for at least 3 years immediately preceding the date of filing Form N-400, Application for Naturalization
• Have been living in marital union with the U.S. citizen spouse, who has been a U.S. citizen during all of such period, during the 3 years immediately preceding the date of filing the application and up until examination on the application

You can read more here:

https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-naturalization/naturalization-spouses-us-citizens

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A green card means they are a permanent resident so it is 3 years of being a permanent resident. Getting married doesn't automatically make you a permanent resident.

For those who have waited 1.5 years, it is unfortunate. They aren't officially permanent residents until they are approved.