US Immigration from Mexico

My wife and I married about 5 months before she got her green card.

The Visa Journey site says that she is eligible to apply for citizenship on or after our 3-year anniversary (November of this year):

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the applicant has been married to and living in a valid marital union with the same U.S. citizen spouse for all three years

But the USCIS web site seems to imply that the 3-years is after the original green card issue date (April of next year):

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Generally, to qualify for naturalization based on marriage to a U.S. citizen, you must have been a lawful permanent
resident for at least 3 years.

So which date is it?

Also - the info about applying 90 days early is a little scarce. Can we apply 90 days before whichever date (Nov or April)?

Thanks for the help!

Aaron and Cintya.

My wife filed I-751 to remove conditions on her Green Card, but she received an extension letter (I-797) granting 2 year extension.

She is coming up on 3 years and can apply for citizenship. Does she have to wait for a green card renewal? Or is the extension letter enough?

Thanks!

Aaron and Cintya.

So I had my N-400 and I-751 interview a few days ago; everything went well, officer said she would approve our pending I-751, and after the next round of questions, she recommended our N-400 for approval as well.

That same day the case tracker updated to say N-400 Oath Ceremony would be scheduled, but the I-751 still showed fingerprints taken . Well yesterday I open up the case tracker and I-751 has now changed to say Case transferred to another office and initial review. What would this mean? Should I be worried?

Timeline for reference
I-485 submitted 02/24/20; interview + approved 11/05/20

I-751 submitted 11/10/20; fingerprints update 11/26/20; transferred to another office 06/26/20

N-400 submitted online 02/26/24, interview scheduled notice 05/16/24; interview 06/24/24; recommended for approval 06/24/24

My case has been transferred to Ciudad Juarez for an interview that is scheduled for July 23, 2024.

I went into the CEAC website to upload most current income taxes for my sponsor and I noticed that it said one item was missing (or incomplete) for my daughter. I clicked on the missing item it is a police certificate (no antecedents penales in Spanish). My daughter is age 17 and will turn 18 on October 2 of this year.

I did some research and found that the NVC requires a police certificate for anyone age over 16. However, I also found out that in Mexico a police certificate will not be issued for anyone under age 18.

I don't know how to resolve this issue. I don't want my daughter to be denied during our July 23 interview because of a missing police certificate. Can anyone shed some light on this issue or tell me how to resolve this?

My Stepson is 13. We are in California. He came here on a K2 and got his AOS almost a year ago. I would like to get him his citizenship. It's not clear to me what I need to do to make that happen.

My assumption is I need to adopt him first. Since he is not USA born, is the adoption process different?

Once the adoption is finalized, what are the steps to citizenship? Or is it automatic once it's final?