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I have been a VAWA applicant and was approved, I got my greencard in January 2008. Got remarried and in 2009 and got my citizenship of May 2011. All I can say is, Vawa applicant can get their citizenship if they remarried with a US Citizen. In the event that you remarried with a LPR you will have to wait 5 years. With the F-1 status, honestly I cannot tell. I was a little hesitant as well if I can apply for my citizenship after 3 years and gaining my greencard through VAWA but with research and all I found an answer to my own question. I even called the the 1800 number to double check, and I was told to wait 5 years, and then I introduce him to the INA 319(a):
Any person whose spouse is a citizen of the United States, 1/ or any person who obtained status as a lawful permanent resident by reason of his or her status as a spouse or child of a United States citizen who battered him or her or subjected him or her to extreme cruelty, may be naturalized upon compliance with all the requirements of this title except the provisions of paragraph (1) of section 316(a) if such person immediately preceding the date of filing his application for naturalization has resided continuously, after being lawfully admitted for permanent reside nce, within the United States for at least three years, and during the three years immediately preceding the date of filing his application has been living in marital union with the citizen spouse 1/ (except in the case of a person who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by a United States citizen spouse or parent), who has been a United States citizen during all of such period, and has been physically present in the United States for periods totaling at least half of that time and has resided within the State or the district of the Service in the United States in which the applicant filed his application for at least three months.
He put me on hold and when he came back he apologizes and said that YES I am correct and I am eligible, hope this helps, and goodluck. Make sure you keep a copy of your N400 for your reference.

I have been a VAWA applicant and was approved, I got my greencard in January 2008. Got remarried and in 2009 and got my citizenship of May 2011. All I can say is, Vawa applicant can get their citizenship if they remarried with a US Citizen. In the event that you remarried with a LPR you will have to wait 5 years. With the F-1 status, honestly I cannot tell. I was a little hesitant as well if I can apply for my citizenship after 3 years and gaining my greencard through VAWA but with research and all I found an answer to my own question. I even called the the 1800 number to double check, and I was told to wait 5 years, and then I introduce him to the INA 319(a):
Any person whose spouse is a citizen of the United States, 1/ or any person who obtained status as a lawful permanent resident by reason of his or her status as a spouse or child of a United States citizen who battered him or her or subjected him or her to extreme cruelty, may be naturalized upon compliance with all the requirements of this title except the provisions of paragraph (1) of section 316(a) if such person immediately preceding the date of filing his application for naturalization has resided continuously, after being lawfully admitted for permanent reside nce, within the United States for at least three years, and during the three years immediately preceding the date of filing his application has been living in marital union with the citizen spouse 1/ (except in the case of a person who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by a United States citizen spouse or parent), who has been a United States citizen during all of such period, and has been physically present in the United States for periods totaling at least half of that time and has resided within the State or the district of the Service in the United States in which the applicant filed his application for at least three months.
He put me on hold and when he came back he apologizes and said that YES I am correct and I am eligible, hope this helps, and goodluck. Make sure you keep a copy of your N400 for your reference.