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I am coming here I-130 visa. My spouse is a US citizen. My spouse applies for me with citizenship document. My spouse hold US passport. I am coming here in US almost 2 years. I want to know that after how many days am I eligible to apply for US citizenship? Thanks for your kind advice. Thanks.
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The process by which a foreign national who entered the U.S. lawfully and with inspection and who is married to a U.S. citizen may become a U.S. citizen involves these steps with this timeframe: 1) The couple must apply for "adjustment of status" by which the foreign national may become a Lawful Permanent Resident (get a "Green Card") 2) Generally, commencing 90 days before the end of three years of the date the foreign national became a Permanent Resident, the foreign national may file a petition for naturalization. 3) The USCIS is inconsistent in the amount of time it takes to adjudicate a naturalization petition, but generally a properly completed and fully documented case processed through the USCIS's Atlanta Field Office (covering all of Georgia and Alabama) takes about four months. Please note that the naturalization process includes, among other things, a test of a petitioner's skills with the English language, and it may be worthwhile for you to consider taking English as a Second Language instruction. Some immigration law firms, including mine, offer legal services on a "flat fee" basis so that a client will know the total expense from the very beginning, and a few immigration law firms, including mine, offer an initial consultation free of charge. [Note: This communication is intended as general information and not specific legal advice, and this communication does not create an attorney-client relationship.]
Answered on Sep 26th, 2013 at 5:30 AM
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3 years from the date your green card was issued, if you received your green card through marriage and are still married to you U.S. citizen spouse. Otherwise, 5 years from the date your green card was issued.
Answered on Sep 26th, 2013 at 4:41 AM
Since you became a permanent resident based on marriage, you are eligible to apply for citizenship after 3 years as a permanent resident.
Answered on Sep 26th, 2013 at 2:27 AM
You need to be 3 years in permanent resident status.
Answered on Sep 25th, 2013 at 11:46 AM
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If you remain married to your US citizen spouse, you can apply for US citizenship after you have been a resident for at least 2 years and 9 months and have lived in the US for at least 1.5 years.
Answered on Sep 25th, 2013 at 11:07 AM