sansky

Hello everyone,

I and my fiance are citizens of the same country. He is a Legal Permanent Resident of US for 4.5 year. He may apply for citizenship in february. The question is whether our marriage befor application for naturalization may slow down the naturalization process?

Thank you.

ian-mstm

Your marriage will have *no* effect whatsoever on the naturalization process.

Ian

Folinskyinla

Hi:

No way to tell. You don't give facts which would raise a question. It might, it might not.

fatbrit

Does not compute!

Noorah101

Why not? If he's been an LPR for 4.5 years, then 8 months from now will be 5+ years that he's an LPR, making him eligible for citizenship, wouldn't it?

Unless for some other reason he wouldn't qualify such as continued presence, etc.

Rene

fatbrit

He can apply 90 days before his 5th anniversary. I don't know whether the "point 5" is decimal or base 12. But either way, it does not compute unless there are other factors (e.g. failure to register SSS, judicial sentence, etc).

Noorah101

I see, yes, if he qualifies, he can apply earlier than the OP mentioned. But the OP isn't totally wrong, either, if he qualified in Feb, he can still apply then, too. lol

Folinskyinla

Hi:

I think she is simply computing the five years. The allowance for "early" filing is not as widely known as you might think. I've had clients who come to me in anticipation of filing within a month -- and they are very happy when I tell them they can file right now.

However, as I previously noted, she does not give all that many facts about the situation.

fatbrit

Strikes me OP might need it ASAP -- so it could come as a pleasant surprise.

Duncan Roberts

I was eligible to apply for citizenship almost a year, I haven't but I may apply in September. I have no other factors other than I just haven't done it, no judicial sentences, registered with the SSS years ago. Just because you're eligible to file doesn't mean you have to.

fatbrit

Read the OP's post....and then read behind the question. The OP is not you -- you already have a suitable status.

BTW, why the procrastination?

sansky

Hello,

Thank you every one. Just to make clear: 4.5 IS four years and five months. All this time he is in US. Never missed for more than 15 -20 days per year (or maybe less). He is a bona-fide LPR, (payd taxes, leased apt, owned condominium). Don't know what other facts may be useful...

Don't want to slow down in any way the naturalizztion process. I am looking for the shortest way to get together: Get marry befor application OR after receiving citizenship? Do terms of getting K-3 visa differ in any why if marry before or after receiving citizenship?
Which way is shorter get together (to US)?
p.s. I had my visa denied twice can not get in any why there at least temorarily

Noorah101

Your marriage won't slow down his naturalization process.

He can submit an I-130 towards your immigrant visa while he is still a PR, and then upgrade the petition when he becomes a USC. From the time he becomes a USC and upgrades your petition, it should take under a year to get your Immigrant Visa to the USA.

Or, you can wait to get married after he becomes a USC and submit the I-130 then. Since the wait for the spouse of an LPR is so long, in your case it won't make much difference either way.

Rene

fatbrit

On his green card is a date" "Permanent resident since:"

You can submit his application no sooner than 90 days before the fifth anniversary of this date. I'd guess it would be somewhere around the end of November.