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Filed: F-2A Visa Country: India
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My wife's GC will expire in 2 months.

She is eligible for applying Citizenship per the eligibility questionnaire in the USCIS website.
Also she will be changing the job and moving to a different state on the month GC expires.

  1. Should i apply for GC renewal or apply for Citizenship?
  2. If i apply for Citizenship , can she use the acknowledgement document(I979C notice for DL renewal and for employment )?

 

Any advice ?

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Myanmar
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28 minutes ago, srajeevan said:

My wife's GC will expire in 2 months.

She is eligible for applying Citizenship per the eligibility questionnaire in the USCIS website.
Also she will be changing the job and moving to a different state on the month GC expires.

  1. Should i apply for GC renewal or apply for Citizenship?

If her gc is expired at the time she starts work and fills out I-9; then she needs to file I-90 to get an extension letter.  The expired gc plus extension  letter will let her file I-9.  
 

Filing N-400 does not work around the I-9 requirement to show evidence of authorized presence.  

 

 

28 minutes ago, srajeevan said:
  1. If i apply for Citizenship , can she use the acknowledgement document(I979C notice for DL renewal and for employment )?

No. 

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Taiwan
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42 minutes ago, srajeevan said:

My wife's GC will expire in 2 months.

She is eligible for applying Citizenship per the eligibility questionnaire in the USCIS website.
Also she will be changing the job and moving to a different state on the month GC expires.

  1. Should i apply for GC renewal or apply for Citizenship?
  2. If i apply for Citizenship , can she use the acknowledgement document(I979C notice for DL renewal and for employment )?

 

Any advice ?

How is she eligible for citizenship?  Has she been a legal resident for 5 years? 

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August 7, 2022: Wife filed N-400 Online under 5 year rule.

November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

January 26, 2023: Wife's Oath Ceremony completed at the Plano Event Center, Plano, Texas!!!😁

February 6, 2023: Wife's Passport Application submitted in Dallas, Texas.

March 21, 2023:   Wife's Passport Delivered!!!!

May 15, 2023 (about):  Naturalization Certificate returned from Passport agency!!

 

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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2 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

How is she eligible for citizenship?  Has she been a legal resident for 5 years? 

Yes, she is got her GC back on 2012 October and she was travelling on and off before.
From 2017 December onwards, she is here in US with less than 6 month gap.
 

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Just now, srajeevan said:

Yes, she is got her GC back on 2012 October and she was travelling on and off before.
From 2017 December onwards, she is here in US with less than 6 month gap.
 

Great!  Thanks for clarifying that for me.  Good luck.

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

August 7, 2022: Wife filed N-400 Online under 5 year rule.

November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

January 26, 2023: Wife's Oath Ceremony completed at the Plano Event Center, Plano, Texas!!!😁

February 6, 2023: Wife's Passport Application submitted in Dallas, Texas.

March 21, 2023:   Wife's Passport Delivered!!!!

May 15, 2023 (about):  Naturalization Certificate returned from Passport agency!!

 

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Morocco
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In general, an applicant for naturalization must file his or her application for naturalization with the state or must have resided in that location for at least three months prior to filing service district that has jurisdiction over his or her place of residence.

 

so, if she moves,  she needs to establish her residency in the new state and after 3 months,  she can file for naturalization

OR

apply now in the current state and after moving send notice of change of address AR-11

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