When can I file for citizenship?.

[Mira T 43]

Hello everyone! 
 

Thank you all for the help/support. I started this immigration journey, not knowing anything or where to start but everything changed for good when I stumbled upon this website. Never paid any lawyers yet and I haven’t had any problems throughout my journey. I appreciate you all. 
 

I am getting ready to start the citizenship process and I would like to know when to submit.I came to the U.S in May of 2019 but  I have been a PR since 1/23/2020. (As shown on my green card) I live in DE, do you guys know where our applications go?. I mean like field offices etc and how long will this take from starting to the end?. 

 

I’m filing under the 3 yr rule. 
 

 

[MASH 172]

When you do ur N400 online and you fill out the survey it will tell you if you can apply for citizenship yet or not.

 

I recommend making a USCIS acct to better follow you N400 case on the USCIS app.

Edited September 5, 2022 by MASH

[Rocio0010 5,681]

6 hours ago, MASH said:

When you do ur N400 online and you fill out the survey it will tell you if you can apply for citizenship yet or not.

Not accurate. Sometimes it’ll let you apply even if you’re not yet eligible. Then you’re out of $700. 
The best tool imho is this https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator

[Mira T 43]

7 hours ago, MASH said:

When you do ur N400 online and you fill out the survey it will tell you if you can apply for citizenship yet or not.

 

I recommend making a USCIS acct to better follow you N400 case on the USCIS app.

Okay! Thanks 

40 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

Not accurate. Sometimes it’ll let you apply even if you’re not yet eligible. Then you’re out of $700. 
The best tool imho is this https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator

Omg! Thanks for letting me know. 

[Crazy Cat 42,732]

8 hours ago, Mira T said:

but  I have been a PR since 1/23/2020

 

8 hours ago, Mira T said:

I’m filing under the 3 yr rule. 

 

 

Edited September 5, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[Mira T 43]

31 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

 

 

 

Thank you so much. I’ll start filling out everything and just save them. 

[MASH 172]

3 hours ago, Rocio0010 said:

Not accurate. Sometimes it’ll let you apply even if you’re not yet eligible. Then you’re out of $700. 
The best tool imho is this https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator

Kinda messed up , they need to fix that survey cause many people will use it and think it’s accurate.

[CMJuilland 485]

To add to the discussion, I would also wait at least one more day from your earliest filing date as your actual filing date sometimes gets backdated by one day in USCIS’s systems. For instance, I submitted my application for citizenship on 12/29/2020, but at least one document showed “filed on 12/28”. My earliest filing date would have been 12/27, as far as I remember, so waiting two additional days paid off. 

[Mira T 43]

5 minutes ago, CMJuilland said:

To add to the discussion, I would also wait at least one more day from your earliest filing date as your actual filing date sometimes gets backdated by one day in USCIS’s systems. For instance, I submitted my application for citizenship on 12/29/2020, but at least one document showed “filed on 12/28”. My earliest filing date would have been 12/27, as far as I remember, so waiting two additional days paid off. 

Thank you. I’ll do just that to be on the safe side, 

[Chancy 6,244]

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