Apply for us citizenship.

[Awesome22 9]

Asking for a friend.

 

 

my friend came here  3 years ago (06/2014) when she was 20 yrs old. (Parent petitioned her). Her and her boyfriend (Us citizen) is planning to get married this year. Can she apply for citizenship after marriage? 

[JFH 12,190]

To become a USC she must first be a permanent resident (green card holder) for five years or 3 years if married to a USC for the whole of that time. She will need to be married for 3 years before she can apply or a resident for 5 years if not applying based on marriage (that will probably happen first so she may want to pursue that route). 

Edited May 3, 2017 by JFH

[TL2016 208]

No, she can't. In order to be eligible to apply for US citizenship after 3 years, she would've had to be married to the same US citizen for 3 years. 

She will be eligible to apply after 5 years of being a LPR, no matter if she marries her boyfriend before then. 

[Awesome22 9]

30 minutes ago, JFH said:

To become a USC she must first be a permanent resident (green card holder) for five years or 3 years if married to a USC for the whole of that time. She will need to be married for 3 years before she can apply or a resident for 5 years if not applying based on marriage (that will probably happen first so she may want to pursue that route). 

Can she be naturalized through her parent?

[JFH 12,190]

4 minutes ago, Awesome22 said:

Can she be naturalized through her parent?

Not in her situation, no. What's the hurry? She can apply in March 2019, less than 2 years from now (90 days before the fifth anniversary of her becoming a permanent resident). 

[Awesome22 9]

1 minute ago, JFH said:

Not in her situation, no. What's the hurry? She can apply in March 2019, less than 2 years from now (90 days before the fifth anniversary of her becoming a permanent resident). 

She wants to bring her mom here.

[MyJourney 276]

if her parent petitioned her 3 years ago, she can apply for citizenship after2 years, when it will be 5 years since she became an lpr. this is regardless of who and when she marries.

Edited May 3, 2017 by MyJourney