Time to Citizenship K1

[warmthoughts 0]

When using a K1 visa to marry in the USA, what is the amount of time it normally takes someone to obtain United States citizenship after filing for Adjustment of Status? Starting from Adjustment of Status can you tell me about the process to becoming a citizen?

[TracyTN 237]

Good lord in heaven.

[warmthoughts 0]

My sister may can co-sponsor my fiancee so I need to know this so I can help her to understand my sweetheart can become a citizen thus relieving her of the fear of having to care for her for the rest of her life.

Edited January 23, 2007 by warmthoughts

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My sister may can co-sponsor my fiancee so I need to know this so I can help her to understand my sweetheart can become a citizen thus relieving her of the fear of having to care for her for the rest of her life.

5 to 6 years, but of course there is no guarantee that she would wish to Naturalise or there may be reasons why she can not Naturalise.

[TeriC 0]

When using a K1 visa to marry in the USA, what is the amount of time it normally takes someone to obtain United States citizenship after filing for Adjustment of Status? Starting from Adjustment of Status can you tell me about the process to becoming a citizen?

You are eligible to apply for citizenship 3 years after your green card as long as you are still married to that person when you are ready to file for citizenship. If you are divorced at the time, then it's 5 years from the date your green card is issued.

[TimsDaisy 0]

warm thoughts doesn't seem to spend a lot of time reading the endless and supremely helpful information supplied on this site, does he.

Warm - I suggest you start with the K1 guide and the FAQ and THEN figure out your questions. And earlier you said you met with a lawyer who didn't know anything? GO GET A NEW LAWYER! Or save the money you don't have and get as much information here (by reading first! and then posting questions second!).

Good luck.

[~Chad~ 0]

Good lord in heaven.

[sunandmoon 450]

warm thoughts doesn't seem to spend a lot of time reading the endless and supremely helpful information supplied on this site, does he.

Warm - I suggest you start with the K1 guide and the FAQ and THEN figure out your questions. And earlier you said you met with a lawyer who didn't know anything? GO GET A NEW LAWYER! Or save the money you don't have and get as much information here (by reading first! and then posting questions second!).

Good luck.

good suggestion.

the I-864 is binding for 10 years, even if your fiancee becomes a citizen. the might be something you don't want your sisiter to read.

[Girona40 0]

If it's any help. I arrived here in July 2002 and became a citizen in July 2006.

Backlogs weren't as bad back then, so I can't really tell you how long it takes nowadays. But, like I said, "if it's any help".

[john_and_marlene 162]

the I-864 is binding for 10 years, even if your fiancee becomes a citizen. the might be something you don't want your sisiter to read.

This is false.

Edited January 24, 2007 by john_and_marlene

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warm thoughts doesn't seem to spend a lot of time reading the endless and supremely helpful information supplied on this site, does he.

Warm - I suggest you start with the K1 guide and the FAQ and THEN figure out your questions. And earlier you said you met with a lawyer who didn't know anything? GO GET A NEW LAWYER! Or save the money you don't have and get as much information here (by reading first! and then posting questions second!).

Good luck.

good suggestion.

the I-864 is binding for 10 years, even if your fiancee becomes a citizen. the might be something you don't want your sisiter to read.

Wrong

[lucyrich 20]

the I-864 is binding for 10 years, even if your fiancee becomes a citizen. the might be something you don't want your sisiter to read.

Absolutely false.

The I-864 has no fixed expiration date. It is binding until one of four things happens:

* The immigrant dies

* The immigrant becomes a US Citizen

* The immigrant leaves the US and abandons permanent resident status

* The immigrant accumulates 40 quarters of work for social security purposes

The last one of these is the one that sometimes makes people say it's a 10 year obligation, but that's not true. If the immigrant stays married, then he/she is credited with quarters for both spouses, so it would only take five years to accumulate 40 quarters, if you assume continuous marriage and continuous employment. On the other hand, if the immigrant doesn't work and either the marriage ends or the spouse doesn't work, the immigrant may stop accumulating work quarters indefinitely.

The sponsor probably isn't worried about the case where the immigrant keeps working and earning quarters of employment. The sponsor is more likely to be concerned about the possibility of the immigrant becoming unemployed for a long term.

The only one of the four terminating things that is absolutely guaranteed to happen is the eventual death of the immigrant, so the I-864 could become a lifetime obligation.

Back to the original question, in a best case situation, assuming continuous marriage, a person is eligible for citizenship 3 years after gaining (conditional) LPR status. With paperwork delays, citizenship might happen around five or so years after applying for AOS. But again, the sponsor is unlikely to be too worried about that case. If things go badly, the alien is under no obligation to ever become a citizen.

[sunandmoon 450]

the I-864 is binding for 10 years, even if your fiancee becomes a citizen. the might be something you don't want your sisiter to read.

Absolutely false.

The I-864 has no fixed expiration date. It is binding until one of four things happens:

* The immigrant dies

* The immigrant becomes a US Citizen

* The immigrant leaves the US and abandons permanent resident status

* The immigrant accumulates 40 quarters of work for social security purposes

The last one of these is the one that sometimes makes people say it's a 10 year obligation, but that's not true. If the immigrant stays married, then he/she is credited with quarters for both spouses, so it would only take five years to accumulate 40 quarters, if you assume continuous marriage and continuous employment. On the other hand, if the immigrant doesn't work and either the marriage ends or the spouse doesn't work, the immigrant may stop accumulating work quarters indefinitely.

The sponsor probably isn't worried about the case where the immigrant keeps working and earning quarters of employment. The sponsor is more likely to be concerned about the possibility of the immigrant becoming unemployed for a long term.

The only one of the four terminating things that is absolutely guaranteed to happen is the eventual death of the immigrant, so the I-864 could become a lifetime obligation.

Back to the original question, in a best case situation, assuming continuous marriage, a person is eligible for citizenship 3 years after gaining (conditional) LPR status. With paperwork delays, citizenship might happen around five or so years after applying for AOS. But again, the sponsor is unlikely to be too worried about that case. If things go badly, the alien is under no obligation to ever become a citizen.

sorry, my mistake.