Eligibility Question/ Time frame for Naturalization

[CCG1991 5]

Hi everyone!

I have a few questions about Naturalization, hoping to find some answers here because the USCIS new call service did not allow me to talk to a person.

 

I have become a resident on 04/08/2016.

I am supposed to wait 5 years before I can apply for Citizenship so that equals 04/08/2021. According to USCIS, there is a possibility to fill in 90 days earlier, which means I can apply on January 9th 2021. Is that correct?

Now, correct me if I am wrong, I remember reading somewhere on USCIS that a person who applies for Naturalization should maintain a 90 day residence in the state they are applying from? In this case, I moved from Arizona to Montana in July, but because of COVID, DMV was so overbooked and my job not giving me days off,  I couldn't get an ID until 10/22/2020. The DMV clerk told me that residency starts when you get your first bank statement at the new address, which I got a letter from Wells Fargo on the 5th of Oct ( not a statement, just a customized summary of my visit, does that count?).

 

Am I good to apply January 9 or should I wait until February, just to be safe? Times are hard now, wouldn't really want to throw $725 out of the window.

 

Thank you everyone for the great help you provide!

Happy New Year!

[HRQX 4,145]

25 minutes ago, CCG1991 said:

In this case, I moved from Arizona to Montana in July,

Do you have a lease agreement or something similar? "the duration of an alien's residence in a particular location is measured from the moment the alien first establishes residence in that location."

27 minutes ago, CCG1991 said:

According to USCIS, there is a possibility to fill in 90 days earlier,

Yes, thus earliest is January 8: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator

[CCG1991 5]

11 minutes ago, HRQX said:

Do you have a lease agreement or something similar? "the duration of an alien's residence in a particular location is measured from the moment the alien first establishes residence in that location."

Yes, thus earliest is January 8: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator

 Thanks for the reply! I don't have a lease agreement. I work on a ranch in Montana and my job comes with free housing. I do have hiring papers which state the fact that my employer provides housing for me.