Approved Permanent Resident and now onto citizenship

[carrieleehurzeler 0]

I am wondering since I became a Permanent resident because I married my American husband, I know it says you have to be a PR for 3 years, I have been conditional permanent resident for 3 years. Do those years count? Or do I still have to wait three years of actual full on Permanent Residency?

[melusine84 0]

I'm a bit confused- I don't think you can be conditional for 3 years. Before your 2 year anniversary you have to apply to remove conditions (form I-751). But yes, your time as a conditional PR does count when looking to get citizenship.

[carrieleehurzeler 0]

What I meant is that I have lived in the US for three years, and when I got my K-3 visa I had not been married for three years. So we had to remove conditions. Which I just found out was removed today!

[YuAndDan 153]

You can be conditional PR for only 2 years at the most, you file I-751 21 months or so after getting conditional conditional residence to remove the conditions. and can apply for citizenship 33 months or so after getting the conditional residence status.

You are Lawful Permanent resident Conditional or Not. So yes the 2 years of conditional residence counts.

[carrieleehurzeler 0]

So I still have a year to wait before I can apply? I had better get studying the questions.

[YuAndDan 153]

So I still have a year to wait before I can apply? I had better get studying the questions.

NO, you can apply within 90 days of third anniversary of getting your first conditional green card, some even file while waiting for I-751 to be approved to remove conditions when the I-751 takes 9 or more months to approve.