Applying for US Citizenship, 5 year resident

[whodat 0]

Hello All,

My wife's 5 year as permanent resident is November 10, 2010. We decided to take this avenue. Can you sent your application 2 to 3 months before November 10th.? I remember reading 3 months before the 3 year annivercity( married) people where sending there's in.

Thanks for the help and inputs.

[v333k 59]

Hello All,

My wife's 5 year as permanent resident is November 10, 2010. We decided to take this avenue. Can you sent your application 2 to 3 months before November 10th.? I remember reading 3 months before the 3 year annivercity( married) people where sending there's in.

Thanks for the help and inputs.

Hi,

Yes - it is 90 days prior to the 5th year residence anniversary. So if Nov 10th is your 5th years residence anniversary, then 90 days will be Aug 12, 2010.

[whodat 0]

Yahooooo, thats what I was hoping to hear V333K.I better tell my wife to start saving are penny's and to start studying.

Peace.

[jcrom 2]

Hello guys. ok, my friend, this is my recommendation, I have just become US citizen 2 days ago. You can apply exactly when she is on 4 years 9 months counting them from her green card date; however, I recommend you do it exactly at 4 years 10 months; this is the reason: the process in average is taking around 95 days in an national average days. Hence, in case that She applies with 4 years 9 months, it is very possible that at the moment of the interview, she is NOT going to have the exactly 5 years; even more, there are cases where the person arrives to the inteview with 1 week, or even 1 day less of the 5 years, and the person has to wait that term for approval; the idea is that yes indeed you have to be at least 4 years 9 months, but at the same time, the person has to have at least 5 years exactly at the date of the interview. It happens right now since September of the last year everybody in avarage is having the interview around 2 months and a half from the moment of the 2 years 9 months; so, they, just a few, arrive to the interview with a few weeks or a few days before the exact term of 5 years. In my opinion, I recommend you very much, appy exactly at 4 years 10 months, so you are fine. In my case I applie at 2 years 11 months and 3 weeks, just it was missing me 1 week to the exact 3 years with my US citizen wife. I had the interview 2 months and a half later; if I would have applied at 2 years 9 months, maybe I would have had a little problem in my opinion. I recommend you again at exactly 4 years 10 months, so she is going to have (5 years and 2 weeks in my opinion) maybe 1 or 2 weeks or maybe 1 more months beyond the minimum 5 years at the date of the interview. Thanks and bye,

[whodat 0]

Thanks for your info jcrom. Man it sounds like for now things are rolling when it comes to US Citizenship.

Peace and thanks

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

She COULD have gotten things rolling 2 years ago.

[v333k 59]

She COULD have gotten things rolling 2 years ago.

Hi Bob,

the OP mentioned that they decided to go down this road instead.... check the original post