It's Been a Longtime

[ara 0]

Hello VJ,

It's been a long time hello to all the new ones and the old ones hope the visa journey has been good to you all and I wish you all speedy journeys.

I need your guys help on a question my husband and I are coming up on our 4 year wedding anniversary in March and he has his 10 year green card and he will have had his greencard and been married and resided in the US for over 3 years but the date on his greencard is the end of April. My question is can we file for his citizenship 90 days before the date on his greencard like we did when we filed for his permanent residence from conditional residence or do we have to wait for the exact 3 year date on his greencard.

@lease help me out going through another visajourney for naturalization and VJ guys have never let me down!!

Take Care!!

[v333k 59]

Based on marriage, you can apply 90 days prior to the date on the GC.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Yes, since you will have been married at least 3 years by the time the 3rd anniversary of the green card minus 90 days roles around, you can file 90 days prior to the 3rd anniversary of the green card.

[ara 0]

Thanks you guys we are very happy to hear it will probably be asking a lot more questions during the process since the USCIS has never been much help can you guys tell me about how long it takes to get your citizenship after you apply?

[damilola 0]

yea 90 days before the expiration date

[Sand 5]

Thanks you guys we are very happy to hear it will probably be asking a lot more questions during the process since the USCIS has never been much help can you guys tell me about how long it takes to get your citizenship after you apply?

Up to 6 months (Six Months) but alot of applicants finish it within 3 to 4 months, actually the majority, so good luck, and u there

[NickD 203]

Was tedious to say the least when my wife applied 33 months ago, downloading, printing and reading that 68 page M-476 manual. At lot easier today by going to the N-400 site and downloading the Eligibility and evidence check list when my stepdaughter applied. See in the last month even have a couple of more attachments.

Recall with the M-476 manual highlighting what applied to us, used Adobe Acrobat Pro to copy and paste and print out what applied to us and ended up with about six pages for our check list.

This time, printed out that Eligibility and evidence check list double sided, checked everything off with a pen and even enclosed that with my stepdaughters application so they know we complied with all of their requirements. Was accepted and one month later, finally received notice for the biometrics appointment. But what's the rush, stepdaughter is still good for the next 8 years with her green card. But would be better for her to have a US passport and she can visit her grandma because her place of birth is in Venezuela and not Colombia. Then a US passport is good for ten years, and not five, can get her passport here without making a trip to Chicago to visit her consulate in person.

USCIS was a bit slow with my wife for the biometrics appointment, but got her interview notice a week later after her fingerprints. Processing site said nine months, we weren't in a hurry for her citizenship either, but if you are not in a hurry, then it goes very quick. She only had use of her new 10 year green card for seven weeks.

[ara 0]

Was tedious to say the least when my wife applied 33 months ago, downloading, printing and reading that 68 page M-476 manual. At lot easier today by going to the N-400 site and downloading the Eligibility and evidence check list when my stepdaughter applied. See in the last month even have a couple of more attachments.

Recall with the M-476 manual highlighting what applied to us, used Adobe Acrobat Pro to copy and paste and print out what applied to us and ended up with about six pages for our check list.

This time, printed out that Eligibility and evidence check list double sided, checked everything off with a pen and even enclosed that with my stepdaughters application so they know we complied with all of their requirements. Was accepted and one month later, finally received notice for the biometrics appointment. But what's the rush, stepdaughter is still good for the next 8 years with her green card. But would be better for her to have a US passport and she can visit her grandma because her place of birth is in Venezuela and not Colombia. Then a US passport is good for ten years, and not five, can get her passport here without making a trip to Chicago to visit her consulate in person.

USCIS was a bit slow with my wife for the biometrics appointment, but got her interview notice a week later after her fingerprints. Processing site said nine months, we weren't in a hurry for her citizenship either, but if you are not in a hurry, then it goes very quick. She only had use of her new 10 year green card for seven weeks.

Thanks NickD a lot of very useful information!!!!