If we bypass the AOS Interview, how long until the citizenship application?

[ClayinChina 0]

I know we're getting ahead of ourselves here, but things have been going so well. Getting the EAD last week, a few days after getting the AP, was the best of course. But then, we were able to take the work card in, and finally get a state issued ID so Lisa doesn't have to carry her vital papers around with her every time we go out. We got around the first name issues, and now everything looks solid with her name being the same on her AOS applications, Social Security card, and State ID.

What a sigh of relief, because Lisa's friend had her wallet stolen with her Chinese passport and green card and drivers license while she was in China last year. Besides the implications for identity theft, it was right before she was about to go back to Nebraska, and it took her weeks, if not over a month, to be able to finally go home.

So now, if we're going out for a few drinks, we can bring the state ID, and I can stop twitching every time she has to take out her wallet and prove her age (like every five minutes in Utah bars, since she looks so young).

And then, we get a notice that her application has been forwarded to the California Service Center. From what I can tell, that means there's a chance of skipping the interview, right? Faster approval, no interview. That brings me to my day-dreamy speculation: If she doesn't get the I-551 stamp at her interview, when does the 3 year countdown to application for citizenship begin?

[YuAndDan 153]

The 3 year countdown begins from the date noted on the conditional 2 year green-card. That is the date that says permanent residency granted ON: MM/DD/YYYY

[ClayinChina 0]

The 3 year countdown begins from the date noted on the conditional 2 year green-card. That is the date that says permanent residency granted ON: MM/DD/YYYY

Thanks! That's cool. Let's hope that is within the next two or three months, that date :-)

[Mrs_S 0]

Before you do the citizenship countdown you'll have the Removal of Conditions countdown. You apply for Removal of Conditions (I-751) during the 90 days before the expiration date on the two-year conditional green card.

Good luck!

[YuAndDan 153]

Before you do the citizenship countdown you'll have the Removal of Conditions countdown. You apply for Removal of Conditions (I-751) during the 90 days before the expiration date on the two-year conditional green card.

Good luck!

Correct, however both countdowns start on the same date, several have filed the I-751, and then 1 year later filed the N-400 in many case before the I-751 has been approved.