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Apologies if this question has been addressed elsewhere... I couldn't find a thread about it so thought I'd just start a new one.

I am trying to join the Air Force as a direct commissioned officer and as such have to be a naturalized citizen first. So my question is when am I eligible to apply for citizenship?

I came to the US from England on a K1 visa which was issued in April 2007. I married in May 2007 but we seperated in 2010 and are still not officially divorced. My permanent resident card states "resident since 10/25/2007" and I'm not sure where this date came from, perhaps when my conditional card was issued following my marriage.

So based on what the green card says I cannot apply for citizenship until October of this year. However, I was here legally from April 2007 when my K1 visa was issued so does this time (April untill October) count towards the five years requirement? Which would mean I can apply in April?

I hope this makes sense and that someone can point me to where I might find the answer. Many thanks.

Yes, if you divorce, then you can file to remove conditions on your green card when the divorce is final - you don't need to wait until your 2nd anniversary of your green card. You would check off in part 2 of the I-751 form a 'waiver' from the joint filing condition because the marriage ended in divorce. You need to be divorced before you can file with this waiver, however. What you need to do is get together all of the evidence you can to prove that you entered the marriage for the right reasons and not for immigration purposes. USCIS does understand that legitimate marriages fail but you will still need to convince them that the marriage was legitimate. Alcohol abuse and financial mismanagement are catastrophes to any marriage so do your best to document why the marriage broke apart as well. It is best to start collecting your evidence now while you are still together and have access to everything. Good luck.

You may find it useful to download and read over the I-751 form and instructions to get a better idea of what you need to do.

I have some evidence that it was a good faith marriage ..... we have the utilities bills in joint names, this years tax return (married filing jointly) and photos .... but that's about it. His ex is still named on their mortgage as he couldn't afford to buy her out. He has APPAULING credit so as I was trying to build my credit score we tried to avoid being linked on credit. We have a joint checking account (rarely used) but no insurance (life or health) as we couldn't afford it. I'm really freaking out that I will struggle to prove "good faith".

I've floated around on this site throughout my whole journey and found the topics discussed very useful. Now I have a problem and figured it was time to ask you guys for advice.

I came to the US from the UK over a year ago, after much stress and confusion I got a K1 visa. We married just a few weeks after I arrived, everything went smoothly with our interview etc and I got my 2 year green card, all was well in my world. Then the relationship started to go bad. We just recently had our 1st wedding anniversary and we're not going to make it to our 2nd. We don't hate each other or anything, but things are just not working out mostly due to his drinking and financial irresponsibility. Long story short.... I need to know what to do re removal of confitions if we are divorced?

I went through such upheaval giving up my life in the UK and starting a new one here that I really don't think I have the strength to do it all again in reverse, I'm settled here, have a great network of friends and really want to stay. But will I be allowed to if I divorce from my husband before conditions are removed?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

You will still need to prove 'good faith' marriage by providing the usual evidence.

Usual evidence might be another sticking point..... we have the utilities bills in joint names, this years tax return (married filing jointly) and photos .... but that's about it. His ex is still named on their mortgage as he couldn't afford to buy her out. He has APPAULING credit so as I was trying to build my credit score we tried to avoid being linked on credit. We have a joint checking account (rarely used) but no insurance (life or health) as we couldn't afford it. I'm really freaking out that I will struggle to prove "good faith".

I've floated around on this site throughout my whole journey and found the topics discussed very useful. Now I have a problem and figured it was time to ask you guys for advice.

I came to the US from the UK over a year ago, after much stress and confusion I got a K1 visa. We married just a few weeks after I arrived, everything went smoothly with our interview etc and I got my 2 year green card, all was well in my world. Then the relationship started to go bad. We just recently had our 1st wedding anniversary and we're not going to make it to our 2nd. We don't hate each other or anything, but things are just not working out mostly due to his drinking and financial irresponsibility. Long story short.... I need to know what to do re removal of confitions if we are divorced?

I went through such upheaval giving up my life in the UK and starting a new one here that I really don't think I have the strength to do it all again in reverse, I'm settled here, have a great network of friends and really want to stay. But will I be allowed to if I divorce from my husband before conditions are removed?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.