Married to US Citizen (merged threads)

[Talako 781]

3 hours ago, Bob in Boston said:

No You do not have to update your green card but do not update your Passport or you will have problems when you leave the country. You can change your last name when you get married ...... no need for the judge for that as your marriage license gives you that right. You need the Judge to change your first name. My wife changed her first name but did it through the Philippine courts before we filed for AOS back in 2017. When you file your N-400 it askes for your legal name then the next line it askes for the name on your green card so this is common to have the different names. you can also wait to change your first name when you Naturalize as it asks what name you want on your naturalization certificate. Hope this helps 

She will need to remember that when traveling internationally that she must use the name in her passport.  The Green Card can be old or new name, but she would need the documentation to get from name 1 to name 2.

 

If she files a ROM with the Philippine Consulate (if looking at dual citizenship later), then there could be fun with the middle name as well.

[HRQX 4,145]

9 hours ago, Daisy.Chain said:

I don't know if PRs applying for citizenship can file 90 days prior to their 5 yr anniversary,

Yes, OP can file up to 90 days before the 5 year anniversary of becoming a PR: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator

[Marily Jarolim 1]

Hello, all! I migrated here in the US June 2018 and just recently I got married to a US citizen. When can I file my US citizenship. I’ve only been married for 6months but this coming June it will be my 4th year here.

[Timona 4,207]

Your post is really confusing. So let's figure this out.

 

1. Do you have a GC? Yes or No?
2. Did you get your GC through your spouse? Yes or No?
3. What is the "resident since" date written on it?
4. Is it a 10 year GC or 2 year? Does it say IR-1 or CR-1?

 

I know my first 2 questions are odd. But there is a reason why I asked them. Some people confuse terms.

Edited January 17, 2022 by Timona

[Marily Jarolim 1]

1. Yes

2. No

3. Yes, resident since 06/28/2018

4. 10 year IR-5

Edited January 17, 2022 by Marily Jarolim

[Crazy Cat 41,806]

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Edited January 17, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[Timona 4,207]

5 minutes ago, Marily Jarolim said:

1. Yes

2. No

3. Yes, resident since 06/28/2018

4. 10 year IR-5

 

Who petitioned for your GC? 

 

If it is indeed IR-5, then the answer to your question is 5 years. So, 06/28/2023

 

[Marily Jarolim 1]

My eldest son did. 

[Marieke H 2,496]

The answer hasn't changed since your previous post. You can file 90 days before your 5 year anniversary as an LPR.

 

[Lil bear 4,181]

1 minute ago, Marily Jarolim said:

My eldest son did. 

5 years from being granted your LPR status.. 3 years only applies for those who were granted their LPR status because of marriage to a USC 

[Ryan H 3,812]

~~~Posts merged with existing thread~~~

 

1 hour ago, Marily Jarolim said:

Hello, all! I migrated here in the US June 2018 and just recently I got married to a US citizen. When can I file my US citizenship. I’ve only been married for 6months but this coming June it will be my 4th year here.

 

1 hour ago, Timona said:

Your post is really confusing. So let's figure this out.

 

1. Do you have a GC? Yes or No?
2. Did you get your GC through your spouse? Yes or No?
3. What is the "resident since" date written on it?
4. Is it a 10 year GC or 2 year? Does it say IR-1 or CR-1?

 

I know my first 2 questions are odd. But there is a reason why I asked them. Some people confuse terms.

 

1 hour ago, Marily Jarolim said:

1. Yes

2. No

3. Yes, resident since 06/28/2018

4. 10 year IR-5

 

1 hour ago, Timona said:

 

Who petitioned for your GC? 

 

If it is indeed IR-5, then the answer to your question is 5 years. So, 06/28/2023

 

 

1 hour ago, Marily Jarolim said:

My eldest son did. 

 

59 minutes ago, Marieke H said:

The answer hasn't changed since your previous post. You can file 90 days before your 5 year anniversary as an LPR.

 

 

59 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

5 years from being granted your LPR status.. 3 years only applies for those who were granted their LPR status because of marriage to a USC 

 

[HRQX 4,145]

5 hours ago, Lil bear said:

3 years only applies for those who were granted their LPR status because of marriage to a USC 

That is technically incorrect. The method of obtaining the GC is not relevant. The requirements are: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/M-476.pdf Page #18

Quote

If you are at least 18 years old and:

Are currently married to and living with a U.S. citizen;

and

Have been married to and living with that same U.S. citizen for the past 3 years;

and

Your spouse has been a U.S. citizen for the past 3 years.

 

Time as Permanent Resident: 3 years

OP doesn't meet the above listed requirements because OP has only been married to the USC for a few months.

Edited January 18, 2022 by HRQX

[Lil bear 4,181]

31 minutes ago, HRQX said:

That is technically incorrect. The method of obtaining the GC is not relevant. The requirements are: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/M-476.pdf Page #18

OP doesn't meet the above listed requirements because OP has only been married to the USC for a few months.

Thx for the correction. 

[Marily Jarolim 1]

Hello everyone,

 

I am now eligible to file a N-400 naturalization, but I am confused on what name I should put on the application form. I got married July 2021 and changed my legal name both first name and last name but I did not update my green card. Part 2 (Information about you) of the Form N-400 saying Your current legal name, and then next page showing other names used since birth. Should I put my current legal name now on my application and just put my previous name on the other names used part? Thank you and hoping that someone can answer my question.

[Mike E 11,739]

1 hour ago, Marily Jarolim said:

I got married July 2021 and changed my legal name both first name and last name

I have never heard of a marriage certificate that changed a spouse’s personal name.

 

When you changed your name, did you change your passport, state ID, and/or SS card?