When to file for citizenship

[gabby4ever 1]

I've been a permanent resident since 26 february 2007 and i have a permanent greencard that will expire in 2019.

Do I have to send the papers tomorrow on the 26th?? Or can i wait a couple more weeks to file for citizenship??

Thanks!

Gabby

[yohino 22]

I've been a permanent resident since 26 february 2007 and i have a permanent greencard that will expire in 2019.

Do I have to send the papers tomorrow on the 26th?? Or can i wait a couple more weeks to file for citizenship??

Thanks!

Gabby

When you are eligible to file, you can do it anytime after that date.

Wait a couple of days/weeks/years, doesn't matter.

Your chance to file won't "expire".

[Spoom 8]

Yep, as long as you meet the three (for spouses to US citizens) / five (everyone else) year residence requirement, you can file whenever you want, as long as you're still a lawful permanent resident.

Edited February 25, 2010 by Spoom

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Your post tells me that you removed conditions and got a 10-year card in '09. Since I assume you are not an investor (those multi-millionaires also need to go through ROC) and I also assume that your marriage is also still intact (never give too much information!) you can indeed send the N-400 in right away.

[v333k 59]

I've been a permanent resident since 26 february 2007 and i have a permanent greencard that will expire in 2019.

Do I have to send the papers tomorrow on the 26th?? Or can i wait a couple more weeks to file for citizenship??

Thanks!

Gabby

You can send them anytime... you don't even need to send them if you don't want to get naturalized. Some people don't want to do so because they can't keep their home passport (some countries do not accept dual citizenship). But you are in no need to hurry to file by tomorrow.

Cheers

[gabby4ever 1]

Thank you all...

I was a little nervous about the whole situation, especially since we have to move too, and i wanted to wait a couple of weeks and send the package with the new address.

[ziko 0]

Thank you all...

I was a little nervous about the whole situation, especially since we have to move too, and i wanted to wait a couple of weeks and send the package with the new address.

if you move to anther state , you will have to wait 3 months before you can file you papers. you have to wait 3 months for you can be elegible for continues risidents.

Good luck

[HeatDeath 430]

if you move to anther state , you will have to wait 3 months before you can file you papers. you have to wait 3 months for you can be elegible for continues risidents.

Good luck

Even at that, it's still a good idea to wait until after the move to file. Moving while you have a USCIS filing pending can dramatically, and completely unnecessarily, complicate things. [They aren't very good at tracking changes of address mid-stream ] Unless there is some pressing time limit you want or need to be naturalized by (and the only possible cause would be wanting to make a pending presidential election, which isn't the case here) then it definitely makes sense to do the move and, if necessary, wait another couple of months.

[gabby4ever 1]

Im not moving out of state..ill be moving 2 streets over than where i am right now do i still have to wait 3 months for that?

Thanks!!

[ziia 9]

Im not moving out of state..ill be moving 2 streets over than where i am right now do i still have to wait 3 months for that?

Thanks!!

Hi. I would still suggest you wait a bit because you'll have to send AR-11 as soon as you move, even if it's 2 blocks down the same street or 2 streets over. Until that gets processed and reaches your stack of papers @USCIS, might take a while. I'm telling you what I would do if I were you but if anyone else has a different opinion about this, feel free to further advise.

Multa bafta. A-ti lua Cetatenia este o experienta foarte usoara si placuta :thumbs:

Edited February 27, 2010 by ziia

[gabby4ever 1]

Thanks everybody...i guess ill wait a little bit longer....arghhhhh

Mersi mult de info ziia...ti-am trimis un mesaj

Gabby