Should I wait for my new green card to arrive? (to do the N-400)

[SLJD 0]

My husband passed away in July.

My green card expires in 2020. In the month of August I renew my green card ((My expired green card was for 10 years)).

Immigration tells me my new green card will arrive in September 2020.
with the death of my husband and being alone with my daughter, I started attending English classes and this last month I enrolled citizenship classes.

In my mind I have a lot of entanglement and loneliness. I am experiencing a storm with the death of my beloved. 
But I want to move on for our little daughter. she makes me want to continue living. 

I want to know if it's possible that I applied for citizenship now, I still don't have the new green card, but on my old immigration card they put a stamp.

and they told me that this would work to leave and enter the country if I wanted. 
for that month I still didn't have in mind that I could do citizenship. That's why it didn't occur to me to ask them if I could apply for citizenship like that.

I honestly thought I was going to have the help of my husband's family, but after the funeral and a few weeks later. everyone took their way...I stayed in the company of God and my daughter.

Someone knows if this is possible. apply to the citizenship while the green card is being renewed.

I don't have a job yet, but I'm looking for a job. I am also looking for a way to study some nursing or auxiliary dentist to achieve something for our lives and not stay stuck, because I think my husband would not have liked it if I stayed in bed crying and our daughter sadder.

Sorry for writing so much. I had a lot of time that I didn't write similar.

Thank you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TBoneTX 45,561]

Sincere condolences.

 

Your thread is moved to the US CItizenship main forum, to be among other questions about citizenship.

[xyz12345 260]

Sincere condolences on your loss.

 

No, you don't have to wait for your new gc to apply acc to this :

 

https://citizenpath.com/apply-for-citizenship-with-an-expired-green-card/

(see very last paragraph below)

 

It’s possible to apply for citizenship with an expired green card. Immigration law does not specifically require a valid green card to establish eligibility for naturalization. And although USCIS policy on this matter has changed over time, there is a general sentiment that encourages U.S. citizenship. Every day, many citizenship applicants successfully file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, with an expiring or expired green card.

Lost or Stolen Green Cards

USCIS has voiced a stronger objection to citizenship applications with a lost or stolen green card. At your Oath Ceremony, USCIS will confiscate your green card and provide you with a Certificate of Naturalization. If your green card has been lost or stolen (or has been mutilated beyond recognition), USCIS recommends that you replace your green card using Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card.

Although USCIS prefers that you always have a valid green card, this doesn’t mean your naturalization application will be rejected. In fact, many applicants have successfully filed Form N-400 with a lost or stolen green card.

 

If you choose to replace the green card, it’s not necessary to wait the 10-12 months to receive your new card before applying for U.S. citizenship. Generally, within two weeks of filing Form I-90 to replace your green card, you will receive a Form I-797C Notice of Action. This Notice of Action is a receipt letter. Once you have this receipt letter, you may file the Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. Include a photocopy of your Notice of Action to prove that you’ve started the replacement process.