Citizenship before 3 years of green card!

[mor_digo 3]

Can I apply for citizenship before 3 years of green card if my husband is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces?

Edited September 7, 2014 by Morgana Colombo

[MichelleNGeorge 10]

Yes. If he is being deployed! Not if he is just being stationed somewhere else. If he is being deployed, you can get naturalized right then. You need his orders and everything.

[JimmyHou 611]

Changing my previous answer... looks like this is possible. See the entry about spouses of US citizens in the armed forces:

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/article/chapter4.pdf

Edited September 7, 2014 by JimmyHou

[mor_digo 3]

Thank you Michelle and Jimmy!

[Sweetcheeksss 91]

Actually, according to the link provided above you CANNOT APPLY EARLY unless you meet these qualifications:

"If you are at least 18 years old

AND

are the spouse of a U.S. Citizen who is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces

AND

You will be proceeding to join your spouse whose work abroad under orders of the qualifying employer will continue for at least 1 year after the date you will be naturalized. "

So in other words, your spouse would have orders to leave the US for at least a year and you'd have to be joining him to live with outside the US. If so, you'd be eligible to file before 3 years. And you'd have to file before going to join him.

Good luck!

[onek 306]

Actually, according to the link provided above you CANNOT APPLY EARLY unless you meet these qualifications:

"If you are at least 18 years old

AND

are the spouse of a U.S. Citizen who is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces

AND

You will be proceeding to join your spouse whose work abroad under orders of the qualifying employer will continue for at least 1 year after the date you will be naturalized. "

So in other words, your spouse would have orders to leave the US for at least a year and you'd have to be joining him to live with outside the US. If so, you'd be eligible to file before 3 years. And you'd have to file before going to join him.

Good luck!

MichelleNGeorge and Sweetcheeksss are right