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Apply For US Citizenship after asylum granted

Asked on Jun 27th, 2024 on Immigration - Pennsylvania
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Hi, my political asylum was granted on July 24 2020, and I received green card issue date on July 25th 2021, when I can apply for US Citizenship 2025 or 2026? many lawyers giving me different answers.
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Immigration and Nationality Law Attorney serving New York, NY
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The rule of thumb is that USCIS will usually backdate the green card one year from the day of issuance in an asylum based green card therefore allowing naturalization at the end of four years instead of five. Since the date on the green card is already backdated one year in most cases, I imagine that the date that you can apply for citizenship is 2026 unless USCIS failed to do the backdating. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee & Arthur Lee, Esqs.’ (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.
Answered on Jul 20th, 2024 at 1:09 PM

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