from K1 to Citizen

[EZ3145 0]

We've gone through the K1 visa process. We just received a letter that my wife's Green Card will be coming within the next 60 days. How long must she wait before she can apply to become a USA Citizen? thanks!

[photomile 101]

If you've just gotten approval for the adjustment of status then it's another two or three years. You need to complete the 2 year conditional residency, have the conditions removed and then about a year later you can apply for citizenship

Edited July 10, 2012 by photomile

[GB55 11]

3 years after the original green card. She has to maintain residency requirements and file her taxes every year.

You can look at the eligibility worksheet on the N-400 application form online to get informed.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/attachments.pdf

[Bryan and Isabel 29]

Im sure 3 years will fly by with your loved one at your side =) Good LUck

[EZ3145 0]

3 years after the original green card. She has to maintain residency requirements and file her taxes every year.

You can look at the eligibility worksheet on the N-400 application form online to get informed.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/attachments.pdf

When you say she has to maintain residency requirements, what you mean? can she travel outside USA during that residency requirement period?

[GB55 11]

When you say she has to maintain residency requirements, what you mean? can she travel outside USA during that residency requirement period?

As soon as she has her green card or advance parole document, she can travel without problems.

By residency requirements I meant that she will not be allowed to leave for extended trips of over 1 year without requesting a special re-entry permit from USCIS. She also must not have been out of the US for 18 months or more (cumulative, not consecutive) during those 3 years or the "clock" will start over.

Edited July 10, 2012 by GB55

[EZ3145 0]

As soon as she has her green card or advance parole document, she can travel without problems.

By residency requirements I meant that she will not be allowed to leave for extended trips of over 1 year without requesting a special re-entry permit from USCIS. She also must not have been out of the US for 18 months or more (cumulative, not consecutive) during those 3 years or the "clock" will start over.

Thanks much!

[GB55 11]

Thanks much!

Good Luck!