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Applying for citizenship as Single and then getting married

Old Jul 13th 2017, 1:43 pm
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Hello all,


I am eligible to apply for citizenship at the end of October based on 5 years of LPR, and will be getting married in November. As I see it I can either
A) send my application as Single or
B) wait a month and apply as Married (sending along the marriage certificate).


If I do A), at what point do I update USCIS? At the time of the interview? Would that delay things (I suspect they may want to run a background check on my wife)?


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Applying while you are single or married makes no difference in your case as you are naturalizing under the 5 year rule and not the 3 year rule based on a 3 year marriage to a USC.

You can mentioned your marriage at the interview and no, they will not do a background check on your wife.
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Just make sure whatever you answer is accurate on the day you sign and send the forms.
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Is your fiancée a US citizen, permanent resident, living in the US on a working visa, living in the US on a non-working visa, or resident overseas?

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Old Jul 13th 2017, 3:20 pm
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Default Re: Applying for citizenship as Single and then getting married

Originally Posted by Pulaski
Is your wife a US citizen, permanent resident, living in the US on a working visa, living in the US on a non-working visa, or resident overseas?
Not wife quite yet - but she is a US citizen and has never lived outside the US
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Not wife quite yet - but she is a US citizen and has never lived outside the US
OK, so it makes no difference when you file then, before or after you marry isn't going to impact your fiancée/wife.
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Default Re: Applying for citizenship as Single and then getting married

Originally Posted by Pulaski
OK, so it makes no difference when you file then, before or after you marry isn't going to impact your fiancée/wife.

I guess what I'm trying to ask is if it will make any difference for me and making sure the application goes as smoothly as possible.


Thanks for all the replies, sounds like applying as Single should not be an issue.
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Default Re: Applying for citizenship as Single and then getting married

Originally Posted by jxv73
I guess what I'm trying to ask is if it will make any difference for me and making sure the application goes as smoothly as possible.

Thanks for all the replies, sounds like applying as Single should not be an issue.
No difference either way.
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Originally Posted by jxv73
I guess what I'm trying to ask is if it will make any difference for me and making sure the application goes as smoothly as possible.


Thanks for all the replies, sounds like applying as Single should not be an issue.
As I mentioned, and others have supported, your marriage has no bearing on your application for naturalization. You have your 5 years of PR status and are good to go
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Default Re: Applying for citizenship as Single and then getting married

Hello, I wanted to update this old thread since I have had my interview. I applied as Single. My application was on the Officer's computer, so when the officer asked if I was Single I said no, I was married. I was asked if I had a marriage certificate with me, which I did, and the office updated the information on the computer screen [this took several minutes, apparently the system needs the address retyped]. I was not asked for any other document, although I also had my wife's birth certificate. Since I applied base don the 5 year rule, the officer really did not care. Thanks to all that contributed in this thread, it was exactly as Rete said.
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Congrats J!
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Old Aug 14th 2018, 1:48 pm
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Thanks C! The good news for you is it does look like the ATL field office has moved entirely to ELIS and the processing times are not as bad as listed in the USCIS website
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