When a person's asylum is approved, they are issued a "white card", then they are eligible to apply for "green card" after 1 year, however, when the green card is issued, the person is given 1 year credit. So you count 5 years from date of issue on the green card to apply for citizenship. In other words, if your husband's green card issuance date (which is printed on the green card) is 2010, then he's eligible to apply for citizenship in 2015. I highly recommend he files your petition (Form I-130) immediately so you can hold a priority date. Your visa will be available in 2 years as a spouse of an LPR, so you should be able to come in 2015, and possibly even before he's eligible to apply for citizenship, which is never guaranteed.
Answered on May 28th, 2013 at 10:53 AM