Is this true?

[king718 0]

Hey guys! I've had my green card for about 4 years now. I know that I have to wait for 5 years and I can apply for citizenship. But I heard from a friend that since elections are coming up that USA is allowing people to get citizenship faster? I was wondering if this is true?

[cdneh 3,112]

No? I would hope not.

[Caroline and Phil 14]

I don't think so. My friend's daughter just had her application denied the day before yesterday because she filed N-400 too early (she would be eligible in June but she filed in May). She lost the money she paid for the fee, had fingerprints taken, had interview interview but received a letter denying.. Now she will have to start over from the scratch.

[sasaqlain 24]

Not True. There is no short-cut when it comes to filing N-400 time period. The only grace period is 3 months before your 5 years are up. Good Luck and don't try it. You'll lose your money.

[Penguin_ie 5,992]

Not true. What may be true is that if you are elligible and have filed, they will try to process it a bit faster so you can vote in November. But even that would be cutting it fine at this stage.

[usaind 3]

No This is not true. Just follow the timelines , dont rush because a day early filing can also cause the application to be denied

[ManuFred 10]

Hey guys! I've had my green card for about 4 years now. I know that I have to wait for 5 years and I can apply for citizenship. But I heard from a friend that since elections are coming up that USA is allowing people to get citizenship faster? I was wondering if this is true?

People try to make the point that immigration processes are more difficult while republicans are in office. Likewise, it is said obtaining USC is easier now as democrats are up for re-election. Democrats would have an intrest in gathering as many new citizens as they can as new citizens are more likely to vote for them.

True or not, there is no obvious difference in timeline and as the law is still the law someone who is not eligible can still not file for USC.

The presidential election is only 3 months away so just count on not being able to vote in this election if you haven't filed yet.