MrsAb2021

Thanks! Will do. Would you suggest doing it by paper or online for this specific application? Wasn’t sure the best option since this is different than previous applications and we do have a pending I-751.

Thanks, I didn’t use it. It was screenshotted and posted here for me. Wasn’t aware the calculator existed until yesterday. Learning as we go.

Yes thankfully it wasn’t. That’s great that can apply before the actual anniversary, I had no idea.

Thanks, I appreciate the info. I thought you had to factor in the days absent from the U.S. into the time you apply but seems I was wrong about that.

Oh, that’s great to know! Thank you. We will have been married for four years October 15th and he received his residency November 22nd 2022. So it’s safe to assume that August 22 is the one we can apply? Does he need to factor in the days that he was on vacation? I will go ahead and start researching the process on the N 400. Thank you!

Hello, I’ve tried to use the naturalization calculator tool online but still had a couple questions. My husband came here on a K-1 in October 2021, and we were married the same month. He received his 2 year permanent residency card in November 2022 which expired November 2024, and currently has a pending I-751. He has traveled twice out of the U.S. once for 56 days and another for 40 days, once in 2023 and the other in 2024 to visit his family. I’m under the impression he can apply for citizenship in November 2024, is this correct? Or does he need to factor in the days he traveled outside the country to determine his date? Any advice is appreciated!

My main concern was coming back into the U.S. that the REAL ID was also needed into addition to green card and passport. The wording on the official website is kind of all over the place. Glad to know that a foreign passport can be used in place of the REAL ID domestically as well for travel and entry into federal buildings.

Thank you both for the reply! Makes things easier then. 🙂

Just checking in to see if anyone from the August thread here got any updates since last posting?

Question for anyone who might know: I see that the deadline to obtain a REAL ID will be in May. Trying to figure out if my husband needs one or not for international flights, specifically when returning to the U.S. He is a LPR, plastic green card expired in November and he has his extension letter extending his status here as a LPR while he waits for his I-751 to be processed. He has a foreign passport. He usually travels internationally once a year, will he need a REAL ID to fly back home to the U.S. or will he just need to show the extension letter and expired green card with the foreign passport to board a flight to return? He can get a REAL ID if needed, but did not want to have to go through the process unless it was necessary when returning to the U.S. We are under the impression that the REAL ID is for domestic flights only, but I wanted to verify and make sure he didn't get stuck somewhere. While on the topic, are you able to use an international passport for domestic flights are the May 7th deadline as well? Or would a REAL ID be needed?

Congratulations!

Just wanted to say good luck and hope everything goes smoothly with your case. Please keep us updated if you can.

Credit card was charged this morning. Received a case number and notice saying a letter was sent.

Ours was delivered Thursday to the PO Box. Now just to wait for CC to be charged.

Makes sense. Thanks!