Am I ELIGIBLE TO BE CITIZEN THROUGH MARRIAGE

[Jingjing520 0]

Hello every one 

 

 I meet all requirements for being citizen through marriage except this one :

 

I only have been only married with him for 2 years. however, I live with him more than 3 years so far. 
 

I have my green card for 4 year so far ; because I reside together with my U.S citizen spouse for more than 3 years. So I don’t am i eligible or not. 
 

In a words , our marriage is only 2 years long . But we live together more than 3 years. 
 

and my green  card is almost about  4 years now , issue by October 2020. 
 

am I still qualified to be citizen through marriage ? 
 

my confused point is : Do i have to legal married him for 3 years ? Or living together more than 3 years is eligible too ? 
 

thank you for help. 

[nastra30 2,288]

10 minutes ago, Jingjing520 said:

 

am I still qualified to be citizen through marriage ? 

No. Must be married for 3+ years and also living with USC spouse for 3+ years in the US since marriage. Spouse should also have been a USC for 3+ years.

[Lil bear 4,252]

13 minutes ago, Jingjing520 said:

Hello every one 

 

 I meet all requirements for being citizen through marriage except this one :

 

I only have been only married with him for 2 years. however, I live with him more than 3 years so far. 
 

I have my green card for 4 year so far ; because I reside together with my U.S citizen spouse for more than 3 years. So I don’t am i eligible or not. 
 

In a words , our marriage is only 2 years long . But we live together more than 3 years. 
 

and my green  card is almost about  4 years now , issue by October 2020. 
 

am I still qualified to be citizen through marriage ? 
 

my confused point is : Do i have to legal married him for 3 years ? Or living together more than 3 years is eligible too ? 
 

thank you for help. 

No you cannot apply under the 3 year rule

In order to be eligible for the 3 yr rule for applying you must:

 

1. Be a GC holder for > 3 years.    AND 

2.Be married to a USC for >3 years The USC must have been a USC for the complete 3 years     
 

You meet the first but not the second requirement.
 

Wait either until the  3rd anniversary of your marriage OR the 5 th anniversary of your GC. 

Edited June 18 by Lil bear

[Crazy Cat 41,981]

11 minutes ago, Jingjing520 said:

I only have been only married with him for 2 years

To qualify under the 3 year rule:

Married to US citizen for 3 years AND must have been a Green Card holder for 3 years.

 

To qualify under 5 year rule:

Must have had a Green Card for 5 years.

[Jingjing520 0]

7 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

To qualify under the 3 year rule:

Married to US citizen for 3 years AND must have been a Green Card holder for 3 years.

 

To qualify under 5 year rule:

Must have had a Green Card for 5 years.

Thank you. From what I understand from the website, They didn’t say , marriage 3 years ; they require marital union 3 years , and they consider “reside together “as marital union.  

[Crazy Cat 41,981]

3 minutes ago, Jingjing520 said:

they require marital union 3 years , and they consider “reside together “as marital union.  

No, they don't consider that as marital union before marriage. You must have been legally married for 3 years AND in marital union.

Edited June 18 by Crazy Cat

[Jingjing520 0]

2 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

No, they don't consider that as marital union before marriage. You must have been legally married for 3 years AND in marital union.

This is what I found out :

 

USCIS considers an applicant to “live in marital union” with his or her citizen spouse if the applicant and the citizen actually reside together.

[Jingjing520 0]

9 minutes ago, Jingjing520 said:

This is what I found out :

 

USCIS considers an applicant to “live in marital union” with his or her citizen spouse if the applicant and the citizen actually reside together.

so I am confused now , because I reside together more than 3 years , but I only married for 2 years.  I don’t know am I eligible or not.  If I try to apply being citizen anyway and if I get rejected, will it affect to apply next time. Thank you 

[Crazy Cat 41,981]

3 minutes ago, Jingjing520 said:

 I don’t know am I eligible or not.

You are not.  Don't waste your money.

[Crazy Cat 41,981]

Three-Year Rule for Naturalization Eligibility After Marriage to U.S. Citizen | AllLaw

 

"It's important to be aware of the condition within U.S. immigration law that you have been both married to and living with the U.S. citizen for the entire three years. "

Edited June 18 by Crazy Cat

[Jingjing520 0]

34 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Three-Year Rule for Naturalization Eligibility After Marriage to U.S. Citizen | AllLaw

 

"It's important to be aware of the condition within U.S. immigration law that you have been both married to and living with the U.S. citizen for the entire three years. "

I see. Thank you so much. So I have to wait I married with my spouse for 3 years. Appreciate it. 

[Crazy Cat 41,981]

1 hour ago, Jingjing520 said:

I see. Thank you so much. So I have to wait I married with my spouse for 3 years. Appreciate it. 

I would consider waiting and filing under the 5 year rule as a Green Card holder.  It is much easier.

Edited June 19 by Crazy Cat

[Lil bear 4,252]

2 hours ago, Jingjing520 said:

This is what I found out :

 

USCIS considers an applicant to “live in marital union” with his or her citizen spouse if the applicant and the citizen actually reside together.

You can be married and not live together for various reasons. Must be married 3 years 

Must have resided with the USC spouse for those 3 years. 
Spouse must have been USC for all the three years 

 

Occasionally, one  of the married couple has to live away from the marital home for a reason.. study, work, internship…to name a few.. And they will struggle to provide evidence of living in marital union .. but you haven’t even been married for 3 years, so this unusual situation does not apply to you 

[SalishSea 17,928]

5 hours ago, Jingjing520 said:

Thank you. From what I understand from the website, They didn’t say , marriage 3 years ; they require marital union 3 years , and they consider “reside together “as marital union.  

You misunderstand.  For US immigration purposes, only legal marriage counts.

[bakphx1 789]

It wouldn’t be worth pursuing an exception based on the extra year-you’d spend that year trying to prove it if it were a real thing.

 

I would just wait for the 5-year mark at this point. Doing the 3-year is also fine but the marriage thing is one more administrative layer that can delay things unexpectedly.