Information on applying for citizenship

[Ivan zelenkova 1]

My wife and I will be doing green card interview very soon ! 
my question is when can I start process for citizenship ? What forms I need to file ? What will be the cost ? How long after will become citizen ? 

[Dashinka 24,512]

She can file the N400 form for citizenship 3 years (less 90 days) from the date (Resident Since) on the GC if the GC is based on marriage assuming she meets all the physical presence requirements.  You can look up the cost for the N400 in the USCIS Fee section (who knows what it will be in 3 years), and processing times vary widely since N400s are processed at your local USCIS office, not at the service centers.

Edited May 14, 2021 by Dashinka

[Chancy 6,241]

25 minutes ago, Ivan zelenkova said:

My wife and I will be doing green card interview very soon ! 

 

By "green card interview", do you mean the interview for Adjustment of Status?

 

[Ivan zelenkova 1]

Yes

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

21 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

She can file the N400 form for citizenship 3 years (less 90 days) from the date (Resident Since) on the GC if the GC is based on marriage assuming she meets all the physical presence requirements.  You can look up the cost for the N400 in the USCIS Fee section (who knows what it will be in 3 years), and processing times vary widely since N400s are processed at your local USCIS office, not at the service centers.

It’s not about whether the green card is granted based on marriage - the green card can be based on anything - but the 3 year rule requires remaining married to (and actually living with) a US citizen spouse for three years preceding the date of application. If that is not met, then it is 5 years after the “resident since” date on the green card.

[Dashinka 24,512]

1 minute ago, SusieQQQ said:

It’s not about whether the green card is granted based on marriage - the green card can be based on anything - but the 3 year rule requires remaining married to (and actually living with) a US citizen spouse for three years preceding the date of application. If that is not met, then it is 5 years after the “resident since” date on the green card.

Since the OP was adjusting from a K1 according to their previous posts, I was assuming the 3 year rule.  The OP needs to research the N400 process which will be down the road for them since the GC has not even been issued yet.

Edited May 14, 2021 by Dashinka

[Chancy 6,241]

12 minutes ago, Ivan zelenkova said:

Yes

 

Once your wife gets her green card, she can use this to figure out the earliest date she may apply for citizenship -- https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator

 

As with the K1 and AOS processes, there is no guaranteed timeline for the naturalization process.

 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

4 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Since the OP was adjusting from a K1 according to their previous posts, I was assuming the 3 year rule.  The OP needs to research the N400 process which will be down the road for them since the GC has not even been issued yet.

I know you were assuming that.. but saying 3 years if getting the green card through marriage can be misleading to someone who may not understand that you need to stay married and living with the person all those 3 years. Hence my clarification.