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Hello,

 

My wife has been here in the US for a little over 5 years.  She is very excited to file for Naturalization.  I went on the USCIS and read all the eligibility criteria, and it seems that she is eligible.  However, when I answered the questions on the USCIS website to determine her eligibility, it told me that she was not eligible.  What am I missing here?

 

Wife's info:

Been living in the US a little over 5 years

Came here on CR1 visa

Has green card

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If she has been a Green Card holder for 5 years (minus 90 days), she has met that part of the requirements.  Perhaps she is not qualified based on some other answer.  Did it say she is not qualified...or did it say she might not be qualified.

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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1 minute ago, milimelo said:

Any long absences out of US for more than 6 months? 

 

No.  We just got back from Vietnam for 2 months where she visited her parents.  That's the only international travel we did ever since she got here in the US.  

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Just now, IloveDanang said:

 

No.  We just got back from Vietnam for 2 months where she visited her parents.  That's the only international travel we did ever since she got here in the US.  

Recheck all your answers.  How was the "not qualified" message worded? 

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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2 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

If she has been a Green Card holder for 5 years (minus 90 days), she has met that part of the requirements.  Perhaps she is not qualified based on some other answer.  Did it say she is not qualified...or did it say she might not be qualified.

 

Her green card shows "Residence since 6/21/19.  

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2 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Recheck all your answers.  How was the "not qualified" message worded? 

Ok, I just redid the questions. I did misread and answer one question wrong.  For question "when did you become a LPR", I read it as "when did you received your green card" which was after October 20 2021.  Thanks all for helping me. 

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4 minutes ago, IloveDanang said:

Ok, I just redid the questions. I did misread and answer one question wrong.  For question "when did you become a LPR", I read it as "when did you received your green card" which was after October 20 2021.  Thanks all for helping me. 

She became an LPR on 6/21/19.

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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39 minutes ago, IloveDanang said:

Hello,

 

My wife has been here in the US for a little over 5 years.  She is very excited to file for Naturalization.  I went on the USCIS and read all the eligibility criteria, and it seems that she is eligible.  However, when I answered the questions on the USCIS website to determine her eligibility, it told me that she was not eligible.  What am I missing here?

 

Wife's info:

Been living in the US a little over 5 years

Came here on CR1 visa

Has green card

You said she came on a CR-1 visa, did she file an I-751 petition to remove conditions on her residency? If she entered on a CR-1, she won’t be able to naturalize without this step. Your timeline doesn’t indicate this was filed.

 

Im assuming you must have done something if she just traveled to Vietnam.

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