basementwaj

As you may have read from previous posts, My wife (USC) and i (GC Holder) divorced after 6 years of marriage.
I would very much like to apply for citizenship but have only been here for 3 1/2 years. I always thought i had to wait for 5 years before applying, but today i found out you can do this after living here, married for 3 years! Fother Mucker!

So here is my question, as we got divorced just last month, you think the USCIS would be really nice to me and grant me my citizenship with only 3 1/2 years here and a recent divorce?

If not, once i have been here for 5 years and apply for Naturalization, how long does it usually take to win the award and become permanent?

Noorah101

If you want to base your naturalization on 3 years of marriage to a USC, you still have to be in that ongoing marriage. Since you are divorced, you need to wait 5 years from the date you became a PR.

Currently it's taking around 6 months from start to finish for naturalization. Not sure how the timeline will look in another few years.

Rene

Jerseygirl

Think of it this way...in just over a year (because you can file 90 days before the 5 yr mark) you can start the process.

ian-mstm

Bzzzt... wrong answer! That's only true if you are still married and living together in a viable relationship. If you're divorced, you must wait 5 years.

Ian

Jerseygirl

Think of it this way...in just over a year (because you can file 90 days before the 5 yr mark) you can start the process.

Now that doesn't sound too bad does it?

basementwaj

Lol,sounds wonderful

Jerseygirl

You could send your N400 out with your 2011 Chrissy cards.

snowbunny

I have read the requirements in a few places and it seems confusing.... if applying at the five year mark, whether you can file 90 days in advance. I certainly hope so.

ian-mstm

Yes, you can. But you must be past the 5 year date at the time of your interview (or maybe it's the oath ceremony... well, one or the other!)

Ian

Ray

And that fact has caught a few out with the recent super quick service
with one person I know turned away at the interview cos a few days too early

sir_eccles

Other than ticking a different box on the form is there actually any technical difference in the process of naturalization 3yr marriage v. 5yr residency? Other than proving you are still married at 3 yrs?

Noorah101

No.

Rene

snowbunny

I would then go stick my head in an oven.

meauxna

They just reschedule.. it's not fatal!

Ray

Yup .. A week later ...