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Hi! I got my green card several months ago (less than a year)... What's the next step? I read people posting about N400 and when I researched what it means, it says filing for naturalization. Is that my next step? Can I opt for dual citizenship instead? And how long before I can start applying for these?

Any info and opinion will be appreciated. Thank you!

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Have you filed for removal of conditions? When does your card expire?

You are not yet eligible for naturalization.

AOS for my husband
8/17/10: INTERVIEW DAY (day 123) APPROVED!!

ROC:
5/23/12: Sent out package
2/06/13: APPROVED!

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Harpa Timsah   13,258

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Your timeline says you got married 11/11/11 and you got your GC 10/03/13 so you need to file for removal of conditions in 2015, within the period 90 days before your GC expires.

AOS for my husband
8/17/10: INTERVIEW DAY (day 123) APPROVED!!

ROC:
5/23/12: Sent out package
2/06/13: APPROVED!

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Have you filed for removal of conditions? When does your card expire?

You are not yet eligible for naturalization.

It says my card expires Sept. of 2015. What should I do next?

Did you get your green card through marriage? Is it a conditional green card?

Yes, I got it through marriage.

Your timeline says you got married 11/11/11 and you got your GC 10/03/13 so you need to file for removal of conditions in 2015, within the period 90 days before your GC expires.

What happens after that? And how do I apply for removal of conditions?

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Harpa Timsah   13,258

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Removal of conditions is form I-751 and you will be eligible for naturalization in 2016.

Read over the I-751 instructions.

AOS for my husband
8/17/10: INTERVIEW DAY (day 123) APPROVED!!

ROC:
5/23/12: Sent out package
2/06/13: APPROVED!

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Have you filed for removal of conditions? When does your card expire?

You are not yet eligible for naturalization.

Harpa is correct that you need to file for ROC, removal of conditions which will replace your 2 year conditional green card with a permanent 10 year green card. After that then you will be able to file for the N-400 which is citizenship. As far as dual citizenship is concerned, it depends what country you come from an allow dual citizenship, and not sure about the Philippines, My wife is from Poland and it taking the oak ceremony on Feb 12th, 2014 and Poland allows her to keep her Poland citizenship. If they didn't allow it I know she would not become a citizen of the U.S. She if very Polish, you can take the Pole out of Poland but not the Polish out of the Pole.

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Removal of conditions is form I-751 and you will be eligible for naturalization in 2016.

Read over the I-751 instructions.

Okay. Thank you very much!

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Harpa is correct that you need to file for ROC, removal of conditions which will replace your 2 year conditional green card with a permanent 10 year green card. After that then you will be able to file for the N-400 which is citizenship. As far as dual citizenship is concerned, it depends what country you come from an allow dual citizenship, and not sure about the Philippines, My wife is from Poland and it taking the oak ceremony on Feb 12th, 2014 and Poland allows her to keep her Poland citizenship. If they didn't allow it I know she would not become a citizen of the U.S. She if very Polish, you can take the Pole out of Poland but not the Polish out of the Pole.

Hahaha! That's good that her country allows dual citizenship. I will have to check with mine.. Thank you for the information and congratulations in advance to your wife!

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Hahaha! That's good that her country allows dual citizenship. I will have to check with mine.. Thank you for the information and congratulations in advance to your wife!

If you are Filipino? Yes! our country allows dual citizenship.

Good luck!

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hello everyone just wanna get an idea if its okay for me to file my citizenship i had my removal of condition and granted till July 2023 and i was a resident here march 30,2011

i have read here that i am eligible to file my citizenship. cause i was here straight 3 years and never went outside US ifever i am qualified when can i file for my citizenship? thanks

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hello everyone just wanna get an idea if its okay for me to file my citizenship i had my removal of condition and granted till July 2023 and i was a resident here march 30,2011

i have read here that i am eligible to file my citizenship. cause i was here straight 3 years and never went outside US ifever i am qualified when can i file for my citizenship? thanks

You should go to http://www.uscis.gov/n-400 and review the instructions. The "eligibility worksheet" will be very helpful in determining your eligibility. You can also download the application form and its instructions.

I also strongly recommend reading "A Guide to Naturalization" (USCIS M-476) which you can obtain at http://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-naturalization/guide-naturalization.

VJ has a guide on naturalization but it has not been updated for the new version of the form which came out recently.

See under "Becoming a US citizen" at http://www.visajourney.com/content/guides.

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2007-07-03: arrived in USA

2007-07-21: got married, yay!

2007-07-28: applied for green card

2008-02-19: conditional green card in hand

2010-01-05: applied for removal of conditions

2010-06-14: 10-year green card in hand

2013-11-19: applied for US citizenship

2014-02-10: became a US citizen

2014-02-22: applied for US passport

2014-03-14: received US passport

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