US Citizenship after divorce

[Starkilla09 366]

48 minutes ago, kaiotes123 said:

Given that the processing time of i751 is year +  can I apply for citizenship prior to the approval of i751?? (assuming legally married, live together til then etc)

 

if we apply for citizenship, if we were to divorce during that process I'd have to give additional notification on the change in marital status correct?

 

 

Yes you can apply for citizenship while I-751 is still pending once your 3 year eligibility window opens up provided you’re still married to and living with your U.S. citizen spouse. Keep in mind that if you do so your I-751 leave its processing center and be sent to National Benefits Center, where it will stay and wait to be adjudicated together as a joint interview with your N-400 at your local USCIS field on the day of your N-400 interview. In addition you will need to stay married and be living with your spouse during this process and separation will jeopardize it.

 

You won’t get a 10 year green card and will need temporary I-551 stamps along the way as proof of permanent residency until you naturalize. This option is a good one for those who want citizenship as their end goal and don’t want to wait for their I-751 to be adjudicated first before coommencing with N-400 especially if their field offices have a very long processing time to adjudicate naturalization applications. 

Edited March 3, 2019 by Starkilla09

[Nomee2012 3]

i Go through the almost same process and now a US citizen. i was married to US citizen and have 2 year GC. Then we end up in divorce before my 2 year GC expire, we were officially married for 18 months. then i apply for I-751 waiver based on my divorce. it took 23 months to process i got interview call 23 months after i file I-751. and on the interview, i provide all information and prove it that it was a legit marriage but didn't work out very well. my I-751 was approved and i was granted 10 year GC. at that time it was around 4 year as LPR. so i wait for another 1 year to qualify as 5 year LPR requirement then apply for citizenship on sep 2018 and on feb 13 2019 i took oath as US citizen it was quite a smooth process as long your marriage is real.  

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

16 hours ago, Nomee2012 said:

i Go through the almost same process and now a US citizen. i was married to US citizen and have 2 year GC. Then we end up in divorce before my 2 year GC expire, we were officially married for 18 months. then i apply for I-751 waiver based on my divorce. it took 23 months to process i got interview call 23 months after i file I-751. and on the interview, i provide all information and prove it that it was a legit marriage but didn't work out very well. my I-751 was approved and i was granted 10 year GC. at that time it was around 4 year as LPR. so i wait for another 1 year to qualify as 5 year LPR requirement then apply for citizenship on sep 2018 and on feb 13 2019 i took oath as US citizen it was quite a smooth process as long your marriage is real.  

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