Citizenship

[shygirl 0]

Hi, Hope anybody can help me here, I just finished my Citizenship interview, but my problem is that after my US citizenship interview our marriage is not doing well anymore, what I want to know here is that, Is becoming a US citizen will affect me if we divorced afetr my US Citizenship interview? I dont think that this marriage is still fixable.

Hope anyone can tell me something.

[N360 0]

Hi, Hope anybody can help me here, I just finished my Citizenship interview, but my problem is that after my US citizenship interview our marriage is not doing well anymore, what I want to know here is that, Is becoming a US citizen will affect me if we divorced afetr my US Citizenship interview? I dont think that this marriage is still fixable.

Hope anyone can tell me something.

Once you're a citizen, you're a citizen even after divorce.

[jom 4]

Hi, Hope anybody can help me here, I just finished my Citizenship interview, but my problem is that after my US citizenship interview our marriage is not doing well anymore, what I want to know here is that, Is becoming a US citizen will affect me if we divorced afetr my US Citizenship interview? I dont think that this marriage is still fixable.

Hope anyone can tell me something.

Once you're a citizen, you're a citizen even after divorce.

[shygirl 0]

I am not a citizen yet, i just had my US citizenship interview it just finished a few months ago, i only been here for 2 years now and we apply to remove the 2 years conditional greencard for me to be a US Citizen and my interview for citizenship is just finished and to become a US citizen it takes 3 years again to be a an officially a citizen but our marriage is really messeed up and i dont think that it is still fixable, we have no children, thank you.

[shygirl 0]

I am not a citizen yet, i just had my US citizenship interview it just finished a few months ago, i only been here for 2 years now and we apply to remove the 2 years conditional greencard for me to be a US Citizen and my interview for citizenship is just finished and to become a US citizen it takes 3 years again to be a an officially a citizen but our marriage is really messeed up and i dont think that it is still fixable, we have no children, thank you.

[N360 0]

I am not a citizen yet, i just had my US citizenship interview it just finished a few months ago, i only been here for 2 years now and we apply to remove the 2 years conditional greencard for me to be a US Citizen and my interview for citizenship is just finished and to become a US citizen it takes 3 years again to be a an officially a citizen but our marriage is really messeed up and i dont think that it is still fixable, we have no children, thank you.

shygirl,

Have you removed conditions yet on your permanent residency? What I mean is have you file I-751 yet? Do you now have your 10 year green card?

I'm a bit confused because you cant apply for citizenship if you're still on conditional status. You must lift that condition first by filing I-751.

It really sounds like that the "interview" you went through was not for US citizenship interview but rather, for the lifting of conditions.

Please clarify and maybe we can help give a more sound advice.

Good luck.

[felnfrank 1]

sorry to hear that, wish i can help...

[jackielibera 0]

i want to help you but as far as i know, if you already have the Citizenship certificate it will not affect your Citizenship. You said your not Citizen yet.... it will affect your application for Citizenship if you divorce now... i'm sorry to hear about your situation.....

[shygirl 0]

Yes, we both filed the I-751 a joint affidavit, I have 2 years conditional greencard and you need to apply to removed the conditions by filing the I-751 form right, and I just finished my interview for citizenship, and i dont have the 10 years greencard. after my interview, our marriage is messing up and we try everything to patch things up but it really wont work anymore, they said after the interview it takes 3 years for me to become a US citizen, but what I am worried is that I dont think that our marriage will make it that long, he is thinking to file the divorce as soon as possible but I dont know what to do, I just had my Citizenship interview, Do you think it will affect me of becoming a US citizen if we file the divorce after my citizenship interview? We have no children. Do I have a chance to be a US citizen even if we divorce now and did not make it to 3 years until i become an officially US Citizen?

[N360 0]

Yes, we both filed the I-751 a joint affidavit, I have 2 years conditional greencard and you need to apply to removed the conditions by filing the I-751 form right, and I just finished my interview for citizenship, and i dont have the 10 years greencard. after my interview, our marriage is messing up and we try everything to patch things up but it really wont work anymore, they said after the interview it takes 3 years for me to become a US citizen, but what I am worried is that I dont think that our marriage will make it that long, he is thinking to file the divorce as soon as possible but I dont know what to do, I just had my Citizenship interview, Do you think it will affect me of becoming a US citizen if we file the divorce after my citizenship interview? We have no children. Do I have a chance to be a US citizen even if we divorce now and did not make it to 3 years until i become an officially US Citizen?

As long as you already have your permanent green card, meaning your conditions have been lifted, you really have nothing to worry about.

I'm still a bit confused though coz you keep saying "Citizenship interview". Did you mean that you filed for Citizenship already? By that I mean, did you file N-400 form?

But let me clarify a few things for you. "Normally", a person needs to be permanent resident for five years before he/she can apply for citizenship. There's an excemption to this for spouses of US citizens such as yourself. For spouses, you only need to wait 3 years before you can apply for citizenships. To get this benefit, you must be continously married to that USC.

Which means that if you guys divorce now and....

1. you are already a "permanent" resident and you are applying for citizenship, then you will have to postpone it and wait wait a couple of more years before you can apply.
2. you already applied for citizenship, went through citizenship interview and everything, then all you're waiting for is the oath taking ceremony which should be pretty soon.

In either case, your divorce, if you truly are a full permanent resident already, wont affect anything except WHEN can you apply for citizenship. Now or in a couple of more years.

I hope I am making sense.

[eau_xplain 2]

Shygirl, it would probably be best if you indicated your timeline clearly so that people can give you the appropriate response.

What's the "residence since" date on your green card?

When did you file the N400 (citizenship)?

You say that you've only been here for 2 years, if that is so, then you would not be eligible to file the N400 yet as you are required to have resided in the US for 3 years, be married to the same USC for at least 3 years and be an LPR for 3 years.

Edited May 31, 2008 by eau_xplain

[RICHIE07 0]

Shygirl, it would probably be best if you indicated your timeline clearly so that people can give you the appropriate response.

What's the "residence since" date on your green card?

When did you file the N400 (citizenship)?

You say that you've only been here for 2 years, if that is so, then you would not be eligible to file the N400 yet as you are required to have resided in the US for 3 years, be married to the same USC for at least 3 years and be an LPR for 3 years.

I agree.

We can't help her if she don't explain her situation clearly.

If she said that she already had her citizenship interview done. Did she pass the interview or not? If she passed she should get her oath letter soon.