Filing for Citizenship through marriage

[SteveInBostonI130 3,330]

10 hours ago, Danny93 said:

I think im going to try. I beleive my reason for living away from my wife is pretty convincing. Its either i accept the school offer or we will have no money to live in the future. I mean whats the worst can happen? Ill get denied and try again 2 years after 😅

 

You are concerned with financial loss in the future, but the risk of loosing $725 now on a longshot is not a concern.  Interesting.

 

Also, why the hurry?  In 2 more years you can apply for citizenship with no qualifiers.  I assume you'll be in school for those 2 years.  Does gaining citizenship now give you any benefit?

[SteveInBostonI130 3,330]

10 hours ago, Lil bear said:

Interestingly , incarceration is specifically  listed  as NOT involuntary ! 

I'm assuming USCIS's stance is that incarceration is a result of a voluntary decision to commit a crime.

[Lil bear 3,878]

16 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

I'm assuming USCIS's stance is that incarceration is a result of a voluntary decision to commit a crime.

Yep. Thats my thinking. 

[STO Overland 137]

In my humble view of your circumstance: is going for your citizenship a “want” or a “need”. If you need the citizenship for a job which only citizens can apply for then by all means submit your application whilst remaining aware of the extra USCIS scrutiny as highlighted by others. Your “need” will help you be creative to convince USCIS of your application validity. If it’s just a want then save your $725 for your studies and wait until the 5 years are up when the application should sail through. 
 

good luck in your studies and in your decision. 

[Danny93 4]

6 hours ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

You are concerned with financial loss in the future, but the risk of loosing $725 now on a longshot is not a concern.  Interesting.

 

Also, why the hurry?  In 2 more years you can apply for citizenship with no qualifiers.  I assume you'll be in school for those 2 years.  Does gaining citizenship now give you any benefit?

Oh so you think future financial loss (being a dentist vs being an uber drive or any other job that has nothing to do with your educational certificate) should be as bad as a $700? i would think the financial loss is going to be alot more than if I spend $700 😂

Edited October 21, 2022 by Danny93

[OldUser 5,202]

7 minutes ago, Danny93 said:

Oh so you think future financial loss (being a dentist vs being an uber drive or any other job that has nothing to do with your educational certificate) should be as bad as a $700? Interesting 😂

You don't need to be a US citizen to get a job as a dentist. That is a very strange idea. Unless you are getting a job at the government, work with Department of Defense, or need special security clearance, your LPR status is more than enough. Please do some research before jumping to conclusions and being condescending to forum users, who give advice to protect you from extra scrutiny and potential denial of your N-400.

 

Edited October 21, 2022 by OldUser

[Danny93 4]

21 minutes ago, OldUser said:

You don't need to be a US citizen to get a job as a dentist. That is a very strange idea. Unless you are getting a job at the government, work with Department of Defense, or need special security clearance, your LPR status is more than enough. Please do some research before jumping to conclusions and being condescending to forum users, who give advice to protect you from extra scrutiny and potential denial of your N-400.

 

No I do not need to be a US citizen to get a job. My question was in regards to the possibility of getting approval after 3 years of marriage. I was asking about the odds of being approved. I guess its pretty low and I want to try my chances. Maybe I could help others with my outcome 

[OldUser 5,202]

4 minutes ago, Danny93 said:

No I do not need to be a US citizen to get a job. My question was in regards to the possibility of getting approval after 3 years of marriage. I was asking about the odds of being approved. I guess its pretty low and I want to try my chances. Maybe I could help others with my outcome 

@Danny93 Ok, then I didn't get the point of you mentioning uber driver jobs vs dentist in your reply.

 

By the way, did you have a conditional (2 year) green card? Did you remove your conditions by filing I-751? If you never filed or it's still pending, you may be in trouble.

 

Edited October 21, 2022 by OldUser

[Danny93 4]

11 minutes ago, OldUser said:

@Danny93 Ok, then I didn't get the point of you mentioning uber driver jobs vs dentist in your reply.

 

By the way, did you have a conditional (2 year) green card? Did you remove your conditions by filing I-751? If you never filed or it's still pending, you may be in trouble.

 

I mentioned this becauze Steve said this “You are concerned with financial loss in the future, but the risk of loosing $725 now on a longshot is not a concern.  Interesting.” 
I never had a conditional green card. I came with a 10 years GC

[OldUser 5,202]

@Danny93 were you married over 2 years when you got your 10 year GC? This makes things easier. Still, when applying under 3 year rule you need to show you lived together for 3 years prior to filing N-400. Also, you need to live together in marital union all the way until Oath ceremony.

Otherwise, you are not eligible to naturalize under 3 year rule. Employment usually involves couple not living together, because US citizen spouse is in the military deployed somewhere or other exceptions like that. 

The safest thing for you to do is wait for 5 years after you became LPR and file under 5 year rule.

Edited October 21, 2022 by OldUser

[SteveInBostonI130 3,330]

3 hours ago, Danny93 said:

Oh so you think future financial loss (being a dentist vs being an uber drive or any other job that has nothing to do with your educational certificate) should be as bad as a $700? i would think the financial loss is going to be alot more than if I spend $700 😂

That is entire incorrect to what I wrote.

 

I asked why would you risk loosing $725 on a bad bet, and why do you need to try to be a citizen now.  I did not tell you not to pursue your education.

[Rocio0010 5,577]

3 hours ago, Danny93 said:

I mentioned this becauze Steve said this “You are concerned with financial loss in the future, but the risk of loosing $725 now on a longshot is not a concern.  Interesting.” 
I never had a conditional green card. I came with a 10 years GC

You completely missed their point. You talk about putting your studies first due to finances in the future. But that’s contradictory with your idea of essentially sparing $700 on an application that most likely will be denied.

And if you’re so sure that you are going to get away with it, why bother to come and ask here, with a condescending attitude as the cherry on top?

[Danny93 4]

5 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

You completely missed their point. You talk about putting your studies first due to finances in the future. But that’s contradictory with your idea of essentially sparing $700 on an application that most likely will be denied.

And if you’re so sure that you are going to get away with it, why bother to come and ask here, with a condescending attitude as the cherry on top?

You gotta chill dude. You gotta chill. I am not trying to make any problems. I am free to ask and choose whatever i find good for me. 

Edited October 22, 2022 by Danny93