Do you need stable employment for citizenship

[Rapha85 6]

I’m from Europe and I’m a permanent Greencard holder. I’ve been living in the usa for over 2 years with my American wife. I would like to start the citizenship process next year. 

 

My question is, do you need to show prove of stable employment/ a stable job in the usa when applying for citizenship? I’ve been working in IT for over 20 years. I have a good stable IT job here in the usa as well since I moved here, for over 2 years.
 

However, I started my own company over a year ago and it’s doing pretty good (not IT related, it’s a staffing business). I want to quit my IT job to focus on my business and I want to expand it. But my friends here are saying it’s better to keep my IT job to show the uscis that I have a stable w2 job.
 

But I feel like it’s now or never to focus on my own business because I can’t do it on the side anymore, it’s too exausting and it’s hurting my business if I can’t focus on it. 
 

What should I do? Will it hurt the citizen ship process if I quit my job to focus on my business.

Edited April 5, 2022 by Rapha85

[Dashinka 23,237]

I have never heard of anyone being denied citizenship based on their employment history.  I would not worry about it.

 

Good Luck!

[Verrou 1,899]

i know many people who got GC from marriage never worked in their life, yet they still got the citizenship. 

 

[Mike E 11,723]

Employment is not required to naturalize.  
 

It is a defacto requirement to have IRS tax transcripts for the 3/5 years prior to filing.  

[BioNat 25]

No one is forced to be employed once having residency, much less they would complain about someone that was indeed employed and now is just focusing in self employment (having a business is considered employment).

Aside that you know it's not uncommon for one spouse not to work here in the US. You are more than fine, just don't forget to put about your business in your taxes.