After 4 yrs, is it possible?

[jana_victoria123 0]

Is it true that an LPR can apply citizenship after 4 yrs of continous residency???

a friend just told me about this..

tnx

[john_and_marlene 162]

It's possible if they were in the U.S. military or married to a USC ... otherwise it's 5 years.

[farah2005 0]

As a spouse of a US Citizen, you can apply for citizenship 3 (three) years after approval of your Adjustment of Status.

[jana_victoria123 0]

It's possible if they were in the U.S. military or married to a USC ... otherwise it's 5 years.

I see so it's aint true that there's a new bill.. im not so sure how they call it.. they say that they are waiting for it to be a law.. that LPR's could obtain citizenship after 4 yrs of getting their green cards..

Hehe...

this long wait is driving me crazy..

anyways... hubby has left the country already and havent filed my petition yet

We still lack NSO authenticated BC of him...........

[perfect 39]

I did hear something on the news yesterday morning before I came to work that they were discussing new legislation which would enable LRPs to able to apply for citizenship after 4 years rather than five.

Haven't heard anything else though. Might be worthwhile doing a Google search to see if you can find out more from media or government sources.

If I find anything I'll post back.

[perfect 39]

This was what I heard about yesterday. It sure raised my level of curiosity!

Legal immigrants fluent in English could become US citizens in 4 years rather than the current 5 years.

This proposal by Senator Lamar Alexander was agreed to by the US Senate April 3. The Senate passed the proposed bill 91 votes in favour to one vote against.

According to the Homeland Security Department and Immigration Service an estimated 7.2 million legal permanent residence have lived long enough in the US to qualify for citizenship.

Included in the bill was another proposal. If a permanent resident marries a US citizen the waiting period for citizenship has also been reduced from 5 years to 3 years.

The senator now hopes that a shorter naturalisation period will motivate more green card holders becoming citizens of the US.

Along with the current debate concerning illegal immigration in the senate, we needed to address the indispensable step of helping prospective citizens becoming Americans, said Alexander.

The legislation that was passed by the senate will provide US$500 in vouchers to immigrants to pay for English courses. Grants will be issued to groups that provide classes in US history and civics.

Homeland Department and Immigration Service officials feel legal immigrants need to be encouraged to seek citizenship, as many do not speak good English and can not afford the fee.

The bill now needs to be passed by US Congress later this month for it to become official US legislature.

SEE OTHER POST ALSO RE SHORTENED TIME FOR CITIZENSHIP IN THIS FORUM BY SRINIV

[jana_victoria123 0]

This was what I heard about yesterday. It sure raised my level of curiosity!

Legal immigrants fluent in English could become US citizens in 4 years rather than the current 5 years.

This proposal by Senator Lamar Alexander was agreed to by the US Senate April 3. The Senate passed the proposed bill 91 votes in favour to one vote against.

According to the Homeland Security Department and Immigration Service an estimated 7.2 million legal permanent residence have lived long enough in the US to qualify for citizenship.

Included in the bill was another proposal. If a permanent resident marries a US citizen the waiting period for citizenship has also been reduced from 5 years to 3 years.

The senator now hopes that a shorter naturalisation period will motivate more green card holders becoming citizens of the US.

Along with the current debate concerning illegal immigration in the senate, we needed to address the indispensable step of helping prospective citizens becoming Americans, said Alexander.

The legislation that was passed by the senate will provide US$500 in vouchers to immigrants to pay for English courses. Grants will be issued to groups that provide classes in US history and civics.

Homeland Department and Immigration Service officials feel legal immigrants need to be encouraged to seek citizenship, as many do not speak good English and can not afford the fee.

The bill now needs to be passed by US Congress later this month for it to become official US legislature.

SEE OTHER POST ALSO RE SHORTENED TIME FOR CITIZENSHIP IN THIS FORUM BY SRINIV

WOW! thankyou for that information! It surely made me feel better. was it approved already? or not yet???

thankyou!

[Boiler 45,537]

This was what I heard about yesterday. It sure raised my level of curiosity!

Legal immigrants fluent in English could become US citizens in 4 years rather than the current 5 years.

This proposal by Senator Lamar Alexander was agreed to by the US Senate April 3. The Senate passed the proposed bill 91 votes in favour to one vote against.

According to the Homeland Security Department and Immigration Service an estimated 7.2 million legal permanent residence have lived long enough in the US to qualify for citizenship.

Included in the bill was another proposal. If a permanent resident marries a US citizen the waiting period for citizenship has also been reduced from 5 years to 3 years.

The senator now hopes that a shorter naturalisation period will motivate more green card holders becoming citizens of the US.

Along with the current debate concerning illegal immigration in the senate, we needed to address the indispensable step of helping prospective citizens becoming Americans, said Alexander.

The legislation that was passed by the senate will provide US$500 in vouchers to immigrants to pay for English courses. Grants will be issued to groups that provide classes in US history and civics.

Homeland Department and Immigration Service officials feel legal immigrants need to be encouraged to seek citizenship, as many do not speak good English and can not afford the fee.

The bill now needs to be passed by US Congress later this month for it to become official US legislature.

SEE OTHER POST ALSO RE SHORTENED TIME FOR CITIZENSHIP IN THIS FORUM BY SRINIV

WOW! thankyou for that information! It surely made me feel better. was it approved already? or not yet???

thankyou!

5,000 bucks....

From my personal experiance most Americans have problems with the English language, pronounciation and spelling particularly. OK, my spelling is not that hot either.

Anybody see the Daily Show the other night when Ricky Gervais was on:

http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_dai...ews/index.jhtml

Well worth watching.

[lucyrich 20]

WOW! thankyou for that information! It surely made me feel better. was it approved already? or not yet???

I believe it was approved in a Senate committee. But before it becomes law, it has to be approved by the full Senate and the full House. Then it has to go to the President for his signature. If he signs it, it becomes law. If he vetoes it, it goes back to the legislature for a possible veto override. After it's finally signed by the President, there will still most likely be a delay for it to take effect.

The latest I heard was that it was not going to be voted on by the full Senate for quite some time, if ever. Getting it through the House of Representatives seems to be an even longer way off. It may be significantly amended before it's approved by both houses.

It's interesting to follow the latest proposals, and it's useful to contact your legislators if you have an interest in these proposals. But things really move slowly. My "gut feel" guess is that there will be no significant change whatsoever to immigration law this year, because I don't think both houses can agree on a proposal. I could easily be wrong about this, but if they do agree to a particular bill, we'll all hear about it long before it actually becomes law.