Q: Does residing in US mean since legal status or since actual move?
To petition for naturalization they say that I should demonstrate continues residing in the US for three years whennits through marriage. I’ve live in the US since March 2015 on a J1 visa. Got married in January 2016 and applied for green card. Received green card February 2017 and it expires February 2019. So I’ve lived here more than 3 years, just not on a green card the entire time. Do I have to Reapply for green card or can My husband who is a US citizen just petition for naturalization? If he petitions January 2019, we would’ve been married 3 years, I would’ve lived here for almost 4 years and my green card would be one month away from expiring. What do you suggest we do?
A: From the time you became an LPR. (green card). You have a conditional green card, so you will need to apply to have the conditions removed no sooner than November 2018 and no later than February 2019. You can apply for citizenship in February 2020.
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