N-400 eligibility date

[Maria2012 16]

12/22/2015 is 3 years-90 dates Greencard anniversary

January 5th 2016 is the 3 year marriage anniversary.

Can I apply for citizenship 12/22 or do I need to wait until January?

[kzielu 1,149]

Need to wait until January - I was exactly in same situation, had to wait until I was married for three years.

[aleful 1,905]

hi

not really, because by the time you have you interview, you will have been married for 3 years, but if you want to stay on the safe side, you can send the N400 in January

[kzielu 1,149]

hi

not really, because by the time you have you interview, you will have been married for 3 years, but if you want to stay on the safe side, you can send the N400 in January

Wrong answer. Have to be married for three years to apply. Interview date has nothing to do with it.

[Pinkrlion 2,716]

hi

not really, because by the time you have you interview, you will have been married for 3 years, but if you want to stay on the safe side, you can send the N400 in January

Not true it will be rejected as you have not been married three years.

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/Citizenship%20&%20Naturalization%20Based%20Resources/A%20Guide%20to%20Naturalization/PDFs/M-480.pdf

Edited January 18, 2015 by Pinkrlion

[JimmyHou 611]

The instructions say that you have to have been married for three years on the day that you file. The 90 days early filing only applies to 90 days before your green card anniversary, not to the day that you'd meet the remaining requirements. Having said that there was an applicant who was naturalized this month who did send in the application before her marriage anniversary. I believe this applicant was quite lucky, and I'm glad she was naturalized because she spent months worrying about this issue. It is definitely much safer to wait until you have been married for three years to than send in your application early and hope that you get a lenient interviewer.