When can I apply?

[BethandBilly 86]

I got my 10 year greencard on July 19th 2010, can anyone tell me when I can apply for citizenship based off of that date, thanks

[jkelly07 120]

MARRIED 3 YEARS YOU CAN APPLY MINUS 90 DAYS........THEN THER IS FIVE YEARS YOU CAN APPLY. ANY TIME AFTER THAT,

[Journey05 1]

//the earlier of 3 years marriage with a USC or 5 years continus residence 7/19/1013 or 7/19/2015 . you can actually file N-400 90 days to 7/19/2013 or 7/19/2015.

always good to start filing right away. I did not file N-400 until I was like 8 years since I became PR.

[BethandBilly 86]

//the earlier of 3 years marriage with a USC or 5 years continus residence 7/19/1013 or 7/19/2015 . you can actually file N-400 90 days to 7/19/2013 or 7/19/2015.

always good to start filing right away. I did not file N-400 until I was like 8 years since I became PR.

Let me get this right, I can file in 2013?

[Journey05 1]

that is correct. that is if you are married to a US Citizen for the last 3 Years and he/she is a US Citizen for the last three 3 years.

you can file as early as 5/19/13 ( 90 days prior to 7/19/13) provided that you did not leave the country for longer than six months since that will stop your 3 years continuous residency.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Very confusing, as giving you advice requires deciphering your timeline.

Look at your Green Card. On the front there is a date reading: RESIDENT SINCE: XX/ XX/ /2010.

If you stay married, and only if, you can BECOME a US citizen exactly 3 years from that date. You can file as early as 90 days before that date, and as late as the day you die.

[BethandBilly 86]

Very confusing, as giving you advice requires deciphering your timeline.

Look at your Green Card. On the front there is a date reading: RESIDENT SINCE: XX/ XX/ /2010.

If you stay married, and only if, you can BECOME a US citizen exactly 3 years from that date. You can file as early as 90 days before that date, and as late as the day you die.

Can you explain the last part " and only if, you can BECOME a US citizen exactly from that date." is there a reason I couldn't other than being out of the country for more than 6 months?

Oh and whats wrong with my timeline, it says quite clearly when I had my interview and when I received my Green Card, now I'm confused.

Edited November 30, 2010 by BethandBilly

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

You can BECOME a US citizen not earlier than 3 years after becoming a resident, assuming you'll be still married by then. "Becoming" here indicates the change from a resident to a citizen.

" I got my 10 year greencard on July 19th 2010" doesn't tell me whether you upgraded from a 2-year to a 10-year card or whether you got a 10-year card right from the start. The difference is 2 years and I had to go through your timeline in order to find out.

You can be out of the country more than 6 months; you just can't be out of the country for a year or more. When you are out of the country for 6 months, your residency clock stops, but it keeps running again when you come back. When you are out of the country for a year, however, your residency clock resets itself back to zero and you start over with day 1 the day you come back to the US.

[BethandBilly 86]

You can BECOME a US citizen not earlier than 3 years after becoming a resident, assuming you'll be still married by then. "Becoming" here indicates the change from a resident to a citizen.

" I got my 10 year greencard on July 19th 2010" doesn't tell me whether you upgraded from a 2-year to a 10-year card or whether you got a 10-year card right from the start. The difference is 2 years and I had to go through your timeline in order to find out.

You can be out of the country more than 6 months; you just can't be out of the country for a year or more. When you are out of the country for 6 months, your residency clock stops, but it keeps running again when you come back. When you are out of the country for a year, however, your residency clock resets itself back to zero and you start over with day 1 the day you come back to the US.

Sorry, I guess I should have made that more clear, I went straight to 10 year as my husband and I had been married almost 3 years when we got the GC.

So no longer than 6 months and it stops, ok got it, I might be back with more questions though, so hold that thought lol