Accelerated Track to Citizenship

[igoyougoduke 1,614]

20 hours ago, JFH said:

Serving in the military is one way and there are also ways to be expedited if you are terminally ill but you have to be eligible first before that expedite works. 
 

Why do you think your wife should receive citizenship before she is normally eligible? 

dont you need citizenship to serve in the military ?

[igoyougoduke 1,614]

8 hours ago, bobjennyhitched said:

I don't believe you can expedite it under normal circumstances. I'd loved to as being a Green Card holder (temporarily) holds back my career as a Broker but I have to wait the 3 years on the GC as I'm married to a US Citizen.

 

Why do you need to accelerate it? 

what kind of broker service needs US citizenship that green card holders cannot get ?

[Rlewis 73]

16 minutes ago, James120383 said:

dont you need citizenship to serve in the military ?

How to Join the US Military

 

Nope. The military is open to non-citizens

[HRQX 4,145]

12 hours ago, James120383 said:

dont you need citizenship to serve in the military ?

LPRs can enlist:

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/08/26/judge-strikes-down-minimum-service-requirement-troops-applying-us-citizenship.html "Congress has long recognized that immigrants who serve in the military during wartime are entitled to be Americans ... We're pleased that our clients and thousands of others like them can finally benefit from the expedited path to citizenship they have rightfully earned through their honorable military service"

https://www.uscis.gov/military/naturalization-through-military-service "Service During Periods of Hostility" ... "Sept. 11, 2001 – present"

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1440&num=0&edition=prelim

"The Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services office officiated a naturalization ceremony for 19 Soldiers and one Army family member at the Army Community Service building at Fort Bliss, Texas, Nov. 13, 2019."

 

Also note that certain spouses can naturalize before ROC window and thus completely skip ROC:

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-g-chapter-4 "Spouses of U.S. citizens who are regularly stationed abroad under qualifying employment may be eligible to file for naturalization immediately after obtaining LPR status in the United States. Such spouses are not required to have any prior period of residence or specified period of physical presence within the United States in order to qualify for naturalization."

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1430&num=0&edition=prelim

Edited October 31, 2020 by HRQX

[bobjennyhitched 99]

On 10/30/2020 at 1:49 PM, James120383 said:

what kind of broker service needs US citizenship that green card holders cannot get ?

Customs Broker, it's my speciality from where I'm from. As I'm not a US citizens yet, we aren't allowed to apply for this or take the examination.

 

As noted in Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations part 111.13(b) (19 CFR 111.13(b)), in order to be eligible to take the broker examination, an individual must (on the date of the examination) be a U.S. citizen, must be 18 years of age, and must not be an officer or employee of the U.S. Government.

 

https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/customs-brokers/license-examination-notice-examination#:~:text=As noted in Title 19,employee of the U.S. Government.

[Neickers 46]

On 10/30/2020 at 3:48 PM, James120383 said:

dont you need citizenship to serve in the military ?

Depending on the career choice within the military, some fields require you to be a Citizen and other fields Green Card is sufficient. I am currently in the process of enlisting in the military and the career field I chose is Law Enforcement and that requires me to be a US Citizen

[NEW CITIZEN 151]

On 10/31/2020 at 1:41 AM, HRQX said:

 

"The Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services office officiated a naturalization ceremony for 19 Soldiers and one Army family member at the Army Community Service building at Fort Bliss, Texas, Nov. 13, 2019."

 

 

 

Wearing a BDU, not dress uniform to a swearing in ceremony???

[Neickers 46]

21 minutes ago, NEW CITIZEN said:

 

Wearing a BDU, not dress uniform to a swearing in ceremony???

Thats normal. sometimes it happens on the spot.

[jlachine 0]

Thank you all for your engagement and support.

 

Great to know hiring a lawyer won't help anything, and to make sure she must file for the I-751 package to remove conditions before the expiration of her Green Card. Interesting notes about the military.

 

My wife is Swedish, and I am now, too, after having lived in Sweden together for years. In Sweden it was the same-- 3 years before I could apply for citizenship there, and another 1 or 2 in processing.

My wife was lucky enough to find a job here just two months after arriving. She works for a real estate company now. So not military- but we are still waiting for her Green Card. She entered the country June 24th, and we still have not received it yet. I called USCIS today and filed a claim. He said after they see the claim, they should issue her her green card.

Does anyone know if the 3 years LPR begins from the date of entry into US, the date the Green Card is issued, or-- and I'm being overly optimistic here-- the date we initially applied for her I-130?

[Orangesapples 1,954]

8 minutes ago, jlachine said:

Thank you all for your engagement and support.

 

Great to know hiring a lawyer won't help anything, and to make sure she must file for the I-751 package to remove conditions before the expiration of her Green Card. Interesting notes about the military.

 

My wife is Swedish, and I am now, too, after having lived in Sweden together for years. In Sweden it was the same-- 3 years before I could apply for citizenship there, and another 1 or 2 in processing.

My wife was lucky enough to find a job here just two months after arriving. She works for a real estate company now. So not military- but we are still waiting for her Green Card. She entered the country June 24th, and we still have not received it yet. I called USCIS today and filed a claim. He said after they see the claim, they should issue her her green card.

Does anyone know if the 3 years LPR begins from the date of entry into US, the date the Green Card is issued, or-- and I'm being overly optimistic here-- the date we initially applied for her I-130?

It starts the day she gets her LPR status. If she entered on an immigrant visa, it's the day of entry. You can also see the date on her green card - it says resident since. 

[bec128 42]

17 hours ago, jlachine said:

Thank you all for your engagement and support.

 

Great to know hiring a lawyer won't help anything, and to make sure she must file for the I-751 package to remove conditions before the expiration of her Green Card. Interesting notes about the military.

 

My wife is Swedish, and I am now, too, after having lived in Sweden together for years. In Sweden it was the same-- 3 years before I could apply for citizenship there, and another 1 or 2 in processing.

My wife was lucky enough to find a job here just two months after arriving. She works for a real estate company now. So not military- but we are still waiting for her Green Card. She entered the country June 24th, and we still have not received it yet. I called USCIS today and filed a claim. He said after they see the claim, they should issue her her green card.

Does anyone know if the 3 years LPR begins from the date of entry into US, the date the Green Card is issued, or-- and I'm being overly optimistic here-- the date we initially applied for her I-130?

Everything from here on out is based on the "Resident Since" date on her green card. Since she entered on a IR-1/CR-1 it should be the date of entry, no matter how long it takes for the card to show up. Double check that the date is correct once she receives her green card.

 

You mentioned living together in Sweden before, but I don't see that you actually said what type of visa she entered on. Were you legally married longer than two years prior to her date of entry? If so she will have a full 10 year green card and there's no need to file the I-751 as there are no conditions on her residency.

 

This doesn't change the 3 year residence requirement for citizenship, but it does remove one hurdle.

 

Either way, she can file for citizenship 3 years minus 90 days after her Resident Since date. The processing time varies wildly depending on your processing office -- the only advice I can give on expediting it is to move somewhere out in the middle of nowhere served by a USCIS office that has a low caseload and low waiting times (I say this half jokingly -- but keep in mind you must have lived in the state where you're filing for citizenship from for 90 days prior to filing.)