When Can Apply for Citizenship? [split topic]

[Peteddy 4]

Not sure if this is the right place to ask a question. I apologize admin

 

Hi everyone,  a little insight from the group. I have a family who needs some clarity on this issue. A mother filed for the husband and kids as a green card and they are now in the state as as green card holder. Shortly after the family joined, the wife became a usa citizen just like 5 month after the husband and kids already have their green card. Will the husband still wait for the normal 5yrs duration or the duration changes from 5yrs to 3yrs now before the husband can applies for his own citizenship? Thanks

[aaron2020 11,651]

6 minutes ago, Peteddy said:

Not sure if this is the right place to ask a question. I apologize admin

 

Hi everyone,  a little insight from the group. I have a family who needs some clarity on this issue. A mother filed for the husband and kids as a green card and they are now in the state as as green card holder. Shortly after the family joined, the wife became a usa citizen just like 5 month after the husband and kids already have their green card. Will the husband still wait for the normal 5yrs duration or the duration changes from 5yrs to 3yrs now before the husband can applies for his own citizenship? Thanks

Husband can file under the 3 years rule.  He can do it on the 3rd anniversary of his wife's naturalization because he needs to be married to a US citizen for 3 years before he can file under the 3 years rule.  

[Peteddy 4]

1 minute ago, aaron2020 said:

Husband can file under the 3 years rule.  He can do it on the 3rd anniversary of his wife's naturalization because he needs to be married to a US citizen for 3 years before he can file under the 3 years rule.  

 

 

Thanks Aaron 

[aaron2020 11,651]

4 minutes ago, Peteddy said:

 

 

Thanks Aaron 

P.S.  Kids under 18 with a green card are now US citizens.  Apply for the N-600 or their US passports.

[Mike E 11,739]

52 minutes ago, Peteddy said:

A mother filed for the husband and kids as a green card and they are now in the state as as green card holder. Shortly after the family joined, the wife became a usa citizen just like 5 month after the husband and kids already have their green card. Will the husband still wait for the normal 5yrs duration or the duration changes from 5yrs to 3yrs now before the husband can applies for his own citizenship? Thanks

Worry and focus on the kids first. Dad can wait and has to wait.

 

Assuming the kids are the lawful children of the mother, they are now USA citizens. Starting with the oldest child, and working her way down to the youngest child, she should file for their US passport and passport cards.

 

Then once they have their US passport and passport cards, she can file N-600 forms for each kid at the same time to get each a certificate of citizenship (like a certificate of naturalization but different) which can be essential for certain purposes such as a federal security cleance or petitioning a alien for an immigration benefit.

 

I imagine this will take several years as passports take 6 months, and N-600 cases 1-2 years.  

 

Dad can go to https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship-resource-center/learn-about-citizenship/naturalization-eligibility to check his eligibility, which should be 3 years from Mom's naturalization date.