BASED ON 5YRS FILLING FOR N400

[jarl 0]

hello Guy's

i understand in my situition that filling for citizenship need to be 5yrs in the U.S,since my marriage was terminated early.

im becoming 5yrs in the U.S ds coming august 2012,

Question

When should i sent my papers?

What are the requirements?

Thanks

[Jessica24 3]

hello Guy's

When should i sent my papers?

You can file in your citizenship application 90 days before august 2012. This is possible if you have not made any trips out of the US, that is longer than 6 months, in this 5 yr period. Otherwise you have to go by the 4 yrs +1 day rule.

[nwctzn 55]

hello Guy's

i understand in my situition that filling for citizenship need to be 5yrs in the U.S,since my marriage was terminated early.

im becoming 5yrs in the U.S ds coming august 2012,

Question

When should i sent my papers?

What are the requirements?

Thanks

Requirements:

- 5 year legal permanent resident (this is based on your green card "resident since" date, not the date you came to the US).

- Physical presence: At least 30 months in the US for the last five years.

- Continuous residence: No single international trip lasting longer than 6 months

- At the time of application: Having lived in the same USCIS district/state for the last 3 months.

If you satisfy the above, you can send your application 90 days prior to your 5 year anniversary (use the "residence since" date on your green card). Be careful, do not apply 3 months early, it needs to be 90 days. You can use the USCIS date calculator found here: http://www.uscis.gov/dateCalculator.html

Read also all the instructions for N-400 found here: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/n-400instr.pdf

There is also a document check list found here: http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/attachments.pdf

Edited January 18, 2012 by nwctzn