As a spouse of a US citizen, I can start to apply my citizenship 3 years after I received my 2 years conditional green card right?

[asura 0]

I married to my husband at US on June 2005 and receieved my 2 years conditional resident card on Feb 2006. By Feb 2009 it's going to be 3 years. I just got approval for my 10 years green card few days ago, so am I able to apply for the citizenship in 2009?

Sigh...it's so expensive tho

[payxibka 10,045]

at the date 90 days prior to your 3 year anniversary of your first greencard is when you can submit your N-400

[Lansbury 19]

On your GC alongside the photo is some information. The first line is your A# and the last is "Resident Since" alongside which is a date. It is that date from which the three years qualifying time starts providing you meet all the other requirements.

[akdiver 3]

Sigh...it's so expensive tho

So don't apply. You're not required to. Stay a PR as long as you like.

[NickD 203]

Sigh...it's so expensive tho

So don't apply. You're not required to. Stay a PR as long as you like.

But that ten year card will expire and will have to renewed, more than likely for a zillion dollars and ninety-nine point nine cents. Have to carry it with you at all times, if stolen, mutilated, or lost, another 400 bucks out of your pocket, need to have a foreign passport if you want to travel, for us, it's quite a bit more expensive than a US passport. Then make sure you notify the USCIS within ten days if you move, no opportunity for a government job, and lower SS benefits. So either way, it's going to cost you, but USC is a one time charge.

[asura 0]

Sigh...it's so expensive tho

So don't apply. You're not required to. Stay a PR as long as you like.

But that ten year card will expire and will have to renewed, more than likely for a zillion dollars and ninety-nine point nine cents. Have to carry it with you at all times, if stolen, mutilated, or lost, another 400 bucks out of your pocket, need to have a foreign passport if you want to travel, for us, it's quite a bit more expensive than a US passport. Then make sure you notify the USCIS within ten days if you move, no opportunity for a government job, and lower SS benefits. So either way, it's going to cost you, but USC is a one time charge.

Totally agree. The major reason about that is I want to apply for Federal Gov job in the future besides we spent way much more money on renew the card every ten year.

[NickD 203]

Sigh...it's so expensive tho

So don't apply. You're not required to. Stay a PR as long as you like.

But that ten year card will expire and will have to renewed, more than likely for a zillion dollars and ninety-nine point nine cents. Have to carry it with you at all times, if stolen, mutilated, or lost, another 400 bucks out of your pocket, need to have a foreign passport if you want to travel, for us, it's quite a bit more expensive than a US passport. Then make sure you notify the USCIS within ten days if you move, no opportunity for a government job, and lower SS benefits. So either way, it's going to cost you, but USC is a one time charge.

Totally agree. The major reason about that is I want to apply for Federal Gov job in the future besides we spent way much more money on renew the card every ten year.

Trying to be optimistic, the fee is still in dollars yet, not billions of dollars. Go crazy when I hear those numbers on the news. Emilio convinced congress to more than double the rates by promising to cut the processing time by a mere ten per cent. Ha, go to your employer and ask him if you increased your productivity by 10% or worked an extra 45 minute a day, if he will double your paycheck. Our government lives in a different dimension, the twilight zone.