Please discuss...

[jack999 0]

After you receive your GC and become eligible for US citizenship application, are you going to apply for a US citizen or still maintain your PR status. Why?

[Almost done 0]

When you receive your green card it takes 3 or 5 years for you to apply for citizenship.

3yrs if you are married to a USC

5yrs if you came in through DV Lottery or any other applicable visas.

After you receive your GC and become eligible for US citizenship application, are you going to apply for a US citizen or still maintain your PR status. Why?

[at long last 58]

I have thought about this very thing for awhile too. I believe I will go for the citizenship as I want to be able to vote. I believe I can be dual citizen with Canada. It also shows y husband how commited I am to this life with him. But this is just my thought process.

Terri

[nwctzn 55]

After you receive your GC and become eligible for US citizenship application, are you going to apply for a US citizen or still maintain your PR status. Why?

I got US citizenship because I wanted to ...

(1) ... be a full member of the society I am living in with all the privileges and rights, especially the right to vote.

(2) ... practice my profession in the country which is the most advanced in my field.

(3) ... get rid of international travel restrictions imposed on GC holders (like the time you can spend outside the US without jeopardizing your GC status).

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Edited June 4, 2012 by nwctzn

[Moomin 292]

I'll remain LPR. Denmark doesn't allow dual citizenship and I see no reason to give that up. I can be and stay and live my husband just fine being a permanent resident.

[engineer21 51]

I will apply for US citizenship, most likely as soon as I am able. By 3-year anniversary or at the latest 5 years.

It would be nice to finally be done with USCIS forever!!

Also renewing my passport is a pain as there is no Indonesian consulate in Boston (must go all the way to new york)

As a bonus it will be much easier for us to travel together. Wherever he can go, I will be able to go with the same amount of paperwork.

No extra internet research required to see if I will need a visa.

I wouldn't want the i-864 following my husband around for however long it takes for me to get 40 quarters of work.

[DrVS 10]

I applied for citizenship as soon as I was eligible. One of the many reasons is that I would like to petition for a Green Card for my mother. You cannot do that if you are just a Permanent Resident. On top of that - freedom to travel to almost any country I'd like to visit without visas.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

I did citizenship.

1- I can have triple citizenship with my existing Swiss and Irish ones (if not, I may have decided differently).

2- No losing of US citizenship/ right to visit if we decide to retire in Ireland but the kids stay here.

3- Voting. I think voting is not just a right, but a privilege and something I wanted to be able to do.

3- Less hassle/ more opportunities. I suppose this one is mostly because I have a lot of military friends with high security clearance, and while I don't wish to join the military, it showed me that some things are easier as a US citizen. The few job interviews I went to, the employer always seemed relieved when I said I was a citizen, it saves them checking my status etc. And less hassle from police at traffic stops