Some questions- confused

[nitrous_guy 23]

We just sent in our package for ROC for the 2 year GC. I am currently married to my US citizen spouse and my 2 yeargreen card expires 08/07/2016.

My questions are:

1) When will I be eligible to apply for citizenship? Is it 3 years from the day I was married, or from the day I got my my conditional LPR?

2) When I got my EAD, we travelled overseas for a few days, and once I got my conditional GC, we have also traveled alot overseas, longest trip was around 15 days. Do i meet the continuous and the physical test?

3) Anything else I need to be aware of?

4) I am based in Chicago, I read for citizenship, paperwork goes to the local office, how slow/fast is the local chicago office, in terms of processing N400?

I did look at the guide, but it confused me even more, sorry!

[Cheezees 1,514]

Please take a look at all of the documents related to the N-400/citizenship process at uscis.gov/forms. They will answer many of the questions you currently have (and more you may have later). Good luck!

[nitrous_guy 23]

Please take a look at all of the documents related to the N-400/citizenship process at uscis.gov/forms. They will answer many of the questions you currently have (and more you may have later). Good luck!

Honestly I did, and it confusing me

[akihon 129]

We just sent in our package for ROC for the 2 year GC. I am currently married to my US citizen spouse and my 2 yeargreen card expires 08/07/2016.

My questions are:

1) When will I be eligible to apply for citizenship? Is it 3 years from the day I was married, or from the day I got my my conditional LPR?

3 years minus 90 days from the Resident Since date on your LPR card.

2) When I got my EAD, we travelled overseas for a few days, and once I got my conditional GC, we have also traveled alot overseas, longest trip was around 15 days. Do i meet the continuous and the physical test?

The N-400 form asks for all trips outside the US. If they were each less than 6 months, you won't have a problem. Naturalization based on 3 year marriage to a USC requires that you spend 18 months of the past 3 years in the US, not consecutively.

3) Anything else I need to be aware of?

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4) I am based in Chicago, I read for citizenship, paperwork goes to the local office, how slow/fast is the local chicago office, in terms of processing N400?

I am based in Chicago as well. If you look through Immigration Timelines at the top of the page, you can search for the local office and see those timelines that are filled out.

I did look at the guide, but it confused me even more, sorry!

Please do your own work properly. Saying you're confused doesn't make sense because I'm not sure how the guides would have confused you. I answered your questions, but all of those can be searched and found on the website and through the guides.

Edited May 9, 2016 by akihon

[ryna 132]

Honestly I did, and it confusing me

The clock starts ticking (3-yr OR 5-yr) based on the date you received your GC (8/7/14, it appears to be), not your marriage.

Several short trips won't affect your residency as long as you are spending the majority of your time and maintain your residence in the U.S. Trips of more than 6 months can affect residency. In the case of a 3-yr rule, you need to be physically present in the U.S. for 18 months out of the 36-month period since obtaining LPR status (GC date).

Edited May 9, 2016 by ryna

[nitrous_guy 23]

The clock starts ticking (3-yr OR 5-yr) based on the date you received your GC (8/7/14, it appears to be), not your marriage.

Several short trips won't affect your residency as long as you are spending the majority of your time and maintain your residence in the U.S. Trips of more than 6 months can affect residency. In the case of a 3-yr rule, you need to be physically present in the U.S. for 18 months out of the 36-month period since obtaining LPR status (GC date).

Thank You