alejandrodj

Thank you so much. I did read all the forms and my concern was whether it matters or not having divorced prior removing the conditions on my green card or not.

THANK YOUUUUU. Gonna start the paperwork. I'm so psyched.

Assuming you meet the other requirements:

(Be 18 or older at the time of filing

Have lived within the state, or USCIS district with jurisdiction over the applicants place of residence, for at least 3 months prior to the date of filing the application

Have continuous residence in the United States as a green card holder for at least 5 years immediately preceding the date of filing the application

Be physically present in the United States for at least 30 months out of the 5 years immediately preceding the date of filing the application

Reside continuously within the United States from the date of application for naturalization up to the time of naturalization

Be able to read, write, and speak English and have knowledge and an understanding of U.S. history and government (civics).

Be a person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States during all relevant periods under the law)

You can file now.

I will try to make it short and sweet.

I married my boyfriend and stayed married for almost two years. He decided to leave me prior removing the conditions on my green card. I applied by myself and after a long wait, they finally approved my permanent residence. I have to this day completed 5 years of having a green card including the first two years of marriage. My question is: do I have to wait more time to apply for citizenship or do I need to wait 2 more years since I got divorced prior removing the conditions on my permanent residence?

I was granted residence on May 2011. I applied to remove conditions on 2013. It's been a little over 5 years now. I would like to become a citizen if I can legally do so. Any help is appreciated.

Hello everyone. ive been reading posts to see if i can find an answer to my question but i haven't quite found it yet so i decided o share my situation and see what is your input about it and please do not hesitate to be honest about it, i am a very realistic person and know my situation is not very desirable.

I got married in Nov 2009 to my GF. a couple of months after I gathered all the documents and the money required to apply for a green card for me and we applied (she is a citizen, i had a visitor visa). I received the Green card in may 2010 (conditional set to expire in may 2012).

as in any relationship we had our ups and downs, she left me before the two year mark, she divorced me and i was forced to apply to remove the conditions of my green card in march 2012. in Nov 2012 i received a notice from immigration that the evidence i had submitted was insufficient and that i have till feb 2013 to submit more evidence.

that is my case in a nutshell.

to go a little more into detail. i hired a lawyer to file for me but it looked like all they did was fill out the forms and submit the evidence for me. they never gave me advice on which options i had or what we could do to make my case stronger. my problem is as follow, during the time we were married we tried to have a baby but we found out she had masses in her ovaries and it was gonna cost money to treat her for it. During that time i was trying to get on my feet to get a good job with health insurance but i was only able to get temporary jobs where they offered little or no insurance at all. Her father and I decided the best way was to keep her under his insurance from his employer in order for her to get the treatments she needed but by doing that we could not file taxes together because it was possible for her dad's insurance to drop her. I just wanted my wife to get better so I never hesitated to do that. now that i filed the i751 i dont have tax returns together. what i have is as follow:

leases on the apartment we lived during the time of our marriage (i still live there in fact)

bank statements

proof of insurance

pictures of places we have been and pictures with her family including me.

electric bills with both our names

affidavits of 5 friends (mostly her friends since i dont have as many friends here)

life insurance where shes the beneficiary

it was rough times back then so neither of us had credit cards or made big purchases together.

I think i have a very weak case since i dont have tax returns together and this notice requesting more evidence is proof of it. i wonder if i get denied again after i send the rest of the evidence i have what would happen?. i wanna know if other people have gone through something similar to my case and see if they have any advice. i wasnt abused by her, we had a very healthy relationship in my opinion and i do not wanna lie about it.

i appreciate the help in advance.

I also am worried about this process when you get divorced for any reason. Not because i am afraid that my marriage wasnt true because in my heart i know i loved and still love my wife, or ex wife i should say. but the fact that here its what you can prove what matters.

I agree you should both submit your tax returns even if files separate.