5 years or 3 years residency requirement?

[huanito.ng 0]

Hi all, I will really appreciate if you can help with my question!

I got LPR through my mum; once i arrived I met my partner and we got married - few months after i arrived. Now it is coming to 3 years since I moved to the US and i am wondering can I apply citizenship through married to a US citizen residence requirement or I still have to wait for 5 years?

Thanks

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

6 minutes ago, huanito.ng said:

Hi all, I will really appreciate if you can help with my question!

I got LPR through my mum; once i arrived I met my partner and we got married - few months after i arrived. Now it is coming to 3 years since I moved to the US and i am wondering can I apply citizenship through married to a US citizen residence requirement or I still have to wait for 5 years?

Thanks

Yes, as long as you accquires LPR and you have been married to a US citizen for three years, you can apply under the 3 years rule. It does not matter how you accquired your LPR. I got my green card through employment and applied under the 3 years rule because my wife is a US citizen. 

 

The 3 years is from the date you married, not the date you arrived.

Edited February 21, 2019 by USS_Voyager

[geowrian 22,335]

Exactly as above. You can apply based on being both an LPR and married to a USC for 3 years. Being an LPR alone is not enough, and being married to a USC is not enough...it has to be both for at least a 3 year continuous period.