Veemac

Hello all,

Hoping someone can shed some light on the naturalisation process for me because I can’t find a complete answer to this specific question anywhere I’ve looked.

I came here on an IR-1, didn’t have to do the AoS because we’d been married over 2 years when I got my GC. We have, however, subsequently divorced. I stayed here, having given up everything in the UK and settled. I have now remarried, again to a USC.

My question is, will my divorce impact my application to naturalise? I’ve been here over 5 years, which seems (from info gleaned via the Googlesphere) to be the main requirement. Is that right, or is there potential for this to go awry?

Noorah101

If you have been a PR for 5 years, you can apply for naturalization. Your divorce won't be a factor.

Rene

Rete

If you have a clean criminal record, there shouldn't be any issue with your petition for naturalization. You entered the US with an approved immigration visa based on your marriage to a USC and received your green card status at the POE. Since you are divorced from the first wife, you need only wait 5 years from the date you entered the US with the approved visa.

BTW you didn't have to remove conditions (ROC) since your visa was issued after your 2nd wedding anniversary.

Veemac

Thank you both, that clarifies everything!

civilservant

I got my USC last year having divorced before my CR1 expired and having to file the I751 as a waiver petition.

It was not even mentioned in the N400 interview.

You'll be fine.

S Folinsky

As everyone has noted, dissolution of marriage is not, by itself, a problem in naturalization. That said, there can be issues ancillary to the dissolution which can have an effect. These are usually matters of child support or spousal protective orders.