how long does it take to get citizenship in US after getting permanent residency?
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It depends on how you got your permanent residency. If you got it by getting married to a U.S. citizen, you can apply for citizenship three months before your third wedding anniversay. If you got the residency in any other way, you have to wait five years before you can apply.\n\nThe waiting period after you applied for citzenship differs from region to region. In can be several months up to a year or more. I got my citizenshp within 6 months after application (which is pretty quick).
1063043
well im a US citizen and my husband was from europe. i went there and applied for a visa for him to come and become a permanent resident. i went in May 2005, droped off the apps. we had an appoitment on july 14th and they gave him his visa on the spot. so he was able to leave then. but we wanted to have our wedding there so we stayed and by Sept 8th he was in america with me. so it didnt  take that much. time goes by really fast.
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IT DEPENDS,IF YOU MARY A CITIZEN IT USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 3-4 YEARS.IF YOU APPLY FOR IT OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY IT TAKES 5-7 YEARS.
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I find your situation quite bizarre. How can you be in the US without a permanent resident status ?\n\nWhat status do you have ? Are you illegal ?\n\nOnce a foreigner marries a US citizen, they automatically qualify for a permanent resident status but this is not automatic. The US citizen spouse must petition the USCIS for a permanent resident status for their immigrant spouse.\n\nAfter 3 years of marriage the immigrant spouse qualifies for  US citizenship. The immigrant spouse must apply with the USCIS for citizenship.\n\nNow, if you've been married for 6 years you do qualify  for citizenship but only if you were a permanent resident for at least 3 of years. \n\nIf you don't have permanent residency you must first apply for that and after 3 years you are eligible for citizenship. There is no way to bypass directly to citizenship.\n\nTime spent in the US in a status other then permanent resident does not count toward citizenship !\n\nRESPONSE:\n\nWow this truly amazing. I have never heard of anybody waiting for so long. The most I have ever heard of anybody waiting is like 15 months ( PR based on marriage).\n\nDo you have a receipt of your applicaltion indicating the date that you applied on ?\n\nI can tell you with definte certantity that they lost your application, it's simply impossible to last so long.\n\nHave you tried contacting the National Customer Service Center 1-800-375-5283 ? Do not speak with the operator the first answer the phone (they are clueless), insist that you want to speak to an immigration officer (they are available to answer calls but it's hard to get to them)\n\nI also think it would be a good ideea to contact an immigration lawyer, they usually have contacts and can find out more info.\n\nI think you should really put a lot of pressure on them, call them everyday if you can !!! This is simply unacceptable ! Don't count on them or belive it when they tell you you just have wait.\n\nLastly, I'm just curios, how were you able to work all this time ? Did they give you an Employment Authorization Card that you kept renewing ?
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Refugees can work and live here without the green card.  No, refugees cannot bypass the green card to become a citizen.  You can file the I-485 one year after arriving in the U.S. as a refugee.  Once you become a resident, you must wait five years to apply for citizenship.  Yes, this may mean that you lose out on free government handouts after seven years of being here in the U.S.
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I personally had not gotten it, but my close friend did.... it took maybe a year or so, she had to go through the same process like medical exam and interview like everyone else, \nshe is now a US resident, she can live and work here, she has all the rights of a US resident, and eligible to apply for citizenship in 5 yrs if she passes the requirements....\nshe applied when she lived in her own country, and was told she got it when she was the US on a student visa, so she had to go back home and go to the embassy there to do the interview and paperwork so she would not loose her appointment date etc....\nit's nothing fancy to come into the country, just enter with your green card like all the other residents!
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I don't remember how long it takes, but you will not get your residency at the time of the interview.  IIRC, it takes about one or two months after the interview for your residency permit to be processed.  You'll be fine.
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I think it takes 5 years, sometimes 3. It depends on how you got your green card.
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You can apply for US citizenship 90 days before the 5 year anniversary date of the day you obtained your LPR ("Lawful Permanent Resident" status.)\n\nThe form to file is the N-400,  please click on the link below which will take you to the CIS (formerly INS) site.  There are special clauses to get US citizenship more speedily than the 5 years, but involve either military service,  working overseas for US companies, having obtained your LPR status through marriage to US citizen -- and all these conditions may very well NOT apply to you.   \n\nNOTE:  Be very careful about applying before the 90 day period, because if the CIS office receives your application on the 91st day before your 5 year LPR anniversary, they will take the fee, schedule the interview, you will wait ALL that time and then just deny you because you filed too soon.  Good luck!
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yes u need to find a job where the employer can sponsor you, or you need to get married to a US citizen, it is usually take 4 years to be a citizen, or up to seven years if u are applying through ur employer. and once u can get a Us citizenship u can carry both passport without any problem
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There is a question you have to answer first.  When you were provided residency on your "Green Card" it was initally a conditional residency.  Your code of adjustment would be CR(number).  If you have had this condition removed, you are a lawful permanent resident, divorced or not.  If not, your residency is dependent on your marriage.  Additionally, if you choose to file for citizenship, you are required to wait 3 years if married to a citizen, and 5 years if you are not.
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Legal, PERMANENT RESIDENTS(Green card holders) may enlist in the military.  the residency requirement for citizenship is waived or greatly reduced.  They can apply for citizenship I believe after one year, instead of the normal 5. All other requirements must be met.  It is not automatic, but it is greatly expeditited.\n\nNon citizens are restricted from jobs that require any kind of clearance, nor are they allowed to be Officers.   Once they get their citizenship, however, assuming they qualify in all other areas, they may Commission or get get a Clearance.
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You probably are perfectly qualified for citizenship.  There is no "fast lane" for naturalization, but you might as well get started at last:\n\nhttp://www.uscis.gov/files/article/M-476_English.pdf
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Once married file for the I-485 to adjust your status. The I-485 includes the application for pettition, work permit etc.. Once you have filed that it will take approximately 3 months to get your work permit and social security card depending on which state you live. The more populated states with high immigrant populations takes longer. States like New york, Texas, Georgia, California, Arizona, you get the point. Happy marriage
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after you've waited your time 5 or 3 years depending on if you are married or not to a resident or citizen- the wait depends on how fast your processing center moves. My friend is in the process and my husband is getting ready to apply, but she's been waiting since October and has her interview next month - filed with Nebraska.
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Just like any other immigrants wishing to become naturalized American citizens, you need to apply for green card first.  Once you've had your green card, you need to legally reside in the US for five years before you can apply for your citizenship.  The final act would be the interview and test before your swearing oath ceremony.  Go to ins.gov for more information on how to obtain a green card.\n\nPS: Canadian actors have it easier cause their acting skill is considered unique and beneficial to America.  Who knew...
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Ok,  you are talking about different concepts.  The first concept is the time it takes to become eligible to apply for US citizenship.  The second concept is the time it takes to process your application for US citizenship.\n\nFirst,  depending on your individual circumstances,  it takes anywhere from 1 or 3 or 5 years to become eligible to become a US citizen.  The general rule, in most cases, is that it takes 5 years from the date you became a Lawful Permanent Resident (legal terminology for when one gets his/her green card or immigrant visa), to APPLY for US citizenship.  \n\n(The 1 year period applies in VERY special situations, usually involving service in military;  the 3 year period only applies to those who immigrated as the spouse of a US citizen,  are married to that same spouse when they apply for US citizenship, and are still married to that same spouse, when they are sworn in as US citizens).\n\nSecond, the processing time varies.  Once you apply, it is taking -on average -- from 6 months to 1 year -- for the government to process your application and either approve or deny.  \n\nThere are still people who applied in years past, who have been waiting 3, 4 years and have to file special actions in Court to get the government to process their application.  \n\nHope this answers your questions.