I-751 Removal of Conditions, November 2023 Filers

[MaceMk 35]

4 minutes ago, Nelly_M said:

We are also November 2023 filers with I-751 still pending. Haven’t filed the N-400 yet, to be honest didn’t even realize that we could do it with I-751 still pending up until recently. I am not sure if it makes sense to apply for N-400 at this point. I would appreciate if someone could provide some insight on this; is it lengthy application process requiring amount of evidence like we had to do with I-751? Thanks in advance.

Yes you can file anytime after 2 years and 9 months of being a green card holder and living together still married. So whenever you're ready. I Don't remember what we were uploading, cause it's online filing, but it wasn't hard or complicated at all. The N400 form is also pretty simple.

[OldUser 10,117]

3 minutes ago, Nelly_M said:

We are also November 2023 filers with I-751 still pending. Haven’t filed the N-400 yet, to be honest didn’t even realize that we could do it with I-751 still pending up until recently. I am not sure if it makes sense to apply for N-400 at this point. I would appreciate if someone could provide some insight on this; is it lengthy application process requiring amount of evidence like we had to do with I-751? Thanks in advance.

Apply for N-400 if you want to become a US citizen. Becoming a US citizen is not mandatory, it's optional.

 

If you apply based on marriage, sure you'll need evidence, a little less than for I-751.

 

If you have been a resident for 5 years, you can apply based on that and you won't need to submit marital evidence other than marriage certificate.

[Nelly_M 11]

2 hours ago, MaceMk said:

Yes you can file anytime after 2 years and 9 months of being a green card holder and living together still married. So whenever you're ready. I Don't remember what we were uploading, cause it's online filing, but it wasn't hard or complicated at all. The N400 form is also pretty simple.

Thanks a lot. That brings some ease on me thinking about the amount of work we had to put in to gather all the evidence for I-751. 

[Nelly_M 11]

2 hours ago, OldUser said:

Apply for N-400 if you want to become a US citizen. Becoming a US citizen is not mandatory, it's optional.

 

If you apply based on marriage, sure you'll need evidence, a little less than for I-751.

 

If you have been a resident for 5 years, you can apply based on that and you won't need to submit marital evidence other than marriage certificate.

Thank you for always being so helpful in your responses. 
 

My husband is the one applying. He has been a resident for almost four years now. So basically, if applied based on 3-years rule, the marital evidence is needed but not when the 5 years of residency requirement is met, correct? 

[OldUser 10,117]

5 minutes ago, Nelly_M said:

Thank you for always being so helpful in your responses. 
 

My husband is the one applying. He has been a resident for almost four years now. So basically, if applied based on 3-years rule, the marital evidence is needed but not when the 5 years of residency requirement is met, correct? 

Yes. I got my GC based on marriage, but applied under 5 year rule. At that time my I-751 was approved.

Edited Tuesday at 07:05 PM by OldUser

[Crazy Cat 44,742]

5 minutes ago, Nelly_M said:

but not when the 5 years of residency requirement is met, correct? 

This is all my wife and I had to upload for her N-400 based on the 5 year rule:

 

Letter requesting a combination interview (optional)

5 years Tax transcripts (optional)
Proof of my 1st marriage Termination
Proof of Wife's 1st Marriage Termination
Wife's Green Card
Our Marriage Certificate

Edited Tuesday at 07:05 PM by Crazy Cat

[Nelly_M 11]

13 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

This is all my wife and I had to upload for her N-400 based on the 5 year rule:

 

Letter requesting a combination interview (optional)

5 years Tax transcripts (optional)
Proof of my 1st marriage Termination
Proof of Wife's 1st Marriage Termination
Wife's Green Card
Our Marriage Certificate

Thank you. It doesn’t seem overly complicated. We might wait another year to file under the 5-year rule. Hopefully, his pending I-751 gets approved in a meantime.