Application for Naturalization

[Sitti19 11]

Hi, my husband applied for I-751 last year and received a 24month extension letter. My question is: is he eligible to apply for citizenship this August? Green card expired on Nov 2021. So he’ll be 3 years living here this year. 
 

Thank you!

[K1visaHopeful 2,814]

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[K1visaHopeful 2,814]

N400 can be filed 3 years (minus 90 days) from the issue date of your first GC provided you are still married to your original US petitioner spouse. 5 years if not. 

 

You may use the online Early Filing Calculator and the issue date on your GC to be sure. 

[Crazy Cat 41,846]

7 hours ago, Sitti19 said:

Hi, my husband applied for I-751 last year and received a 24month extension letter. My question is: is he eligible to apply for citizenship this August? Green card expired on Nov 2021. So he’ll be 3 years living here this year. 
 

Thank you!

If eligible, he can apply, regardless of whether the I-751 has been adjudicated.  

[Sitti19 11]

On 8/10/2022 at 11:33 PM, K1visaHopeful said:

N400 can be filed 3 years (minus 90 days) from the issue date of your first GC provided you are still married to your original US petitioner spouse. 5 years if not. 

 

You may use the online Early Filing Calculator and the issue date on your GC to be sure. 

Thank you for your response!

On 8/11/2022 at 6:58 AM, Crazy Cat said:

If eligible, he can apply, regardless of whether the I-751 has been adjudicated.  

Thank you for your response!

[OldUser 6,655]

@Sitti19 though it's worth mentioning, N-400 cannot be approved without I-751 being approved first. Many times people get combo interview or I-751 interview waived on the day of N-400 interview. Other times, decision on N-400 cannot be made because of pending I-751 for a while. And, of course, I-751 may be approved before N-400 interview during the process.

[johnnyI129F 86]

On 8/10/2022 at 10:33 PM, K1visaHopeful said:

N400 can be filed 3 years (minus 90 days) from the issue date of your first GC provided you are still married to your original US petitioner spouse. 5 years if not. 

 

You may use the online Early Filing Calculator and the issue date on your GC to be sure. 

Question  : regarding the 3 years ( minus 90 days )  if the petitioner travelled outside the United States for 5 months in one trip (due to covid airports all over the world closed)  is these 5 month will disrupt the  3 years requirement ? does she have to wait more 5 months to apply ? 

Conditional Green card granted on 11/26/2019 

early filing calculator shows : 08/27/2022 ( but didn't apply yet) 

travelled abroad from Feb -05- 2020 to July - 02- 2020  ( almost 5 months) 

Thank you in advance .

 

[K1visaHopeful 2,814]

33 minutes ago, johnnyI129F said:

Question  : regarding the 3 years ( minus 90 days )  if the petitioner travelled outside the United States for 5 months in one trip (due to covid airports all over the world closed)  is these 5 month will disrupt the  3 years requirement ? does she have to wait more 5 months to apply ? 

Conditional Green card granted on 11/26/2019 

early filing calculator shows : 08/27/2022 ( but didn't apply yet) 

travelled abroad from Feb -05- 2020 to July - 02- 2020  ( almost 5 months) 

Thank you in advance .

 

6 months out resets the N400 clock. 

[johnnyI129F 86]

29 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

6 months out resets the N400 clock. 

Hi , thanks for your assistant, yes I know it wasn’t six month .. so we good regarding the clock .. 

however what confuse me is this question : Part 1 - B.  ( living with the spouse for three years ) 

the wife when travelled for 5 months she didn’t abandon the marriage or  the living status she just travelled to see family and covid hit then everything shutdown . 
 

base on that question in Part 1 - B- 

we shouldn’t minus that 5 months from the 3 years requirement ?! 
thanks again in advance 
 

[K1visaHopeful 2,814]

Going on a solo vacation doesn't mean you don't live in marital union with your spouse.