From the website: "you have to physically live with your spouse for at least three years before you take the naturalization examination or test". What if I work in New York (and spend more time there than where my wife lives) , but use my Wife's address as where I live (receive mail, vote, etc.)?
Naturalization based upon three years marriage to a US citizen is a special privilege in which applicants must prove that they have been married for three years, the US citizen has been a citizen for three years, and the couple are living together physically for that period of time. Applications can be filed 90 days ahead of the three years if all conditions are met. Because it is a special benefit, U.S.C.I.S. insists that the people live together constantly. Your spending more time in New York than where your wife lives makes you ineligible for the benefit if U.S.C.I.S. discovers that you are not constantly in marital relationship with your wife.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (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.
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