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ARC stands for one of the following (pick your favorite one :)): Alien Registration Card Alien Resident Card Alien Registration receipt Card Passports belonging to non-immigrants are "guaranteed" to get stamped; those belonging to permanent residents often get stamped along with some...

Simply put, if one has to meet N requirements in order to apply under the 3-year rule, one has to have met N-1 of these requirements (specifically, all except the continuous residence requirement) at the time of application. For example, someone who becomes a permanent resident after marrying a...

Pray, why not? Section 319 of the immigration law clearly states that the citizen-spouse must have a citizen for at least three years!

This is incorrect. You cannot count back 90 days from the third wedding anniversary. You have to have completed three years in order to apply. The 90-day rule only applies to the continuous residence requirement.

You may apply three years from the wedding date and not a day sooner. The 90-day rule applies only to the continuous residence requirement. All other requirements have to have been met at the time of application.

If you get married before your I-485 is approved, your wife need not even be here at the time of your I-485 approval! She can use your approved I-140 to apply for an immigrant visa at the US consulate in your country (look up the terms "follow to join" and "consular processing"). If your...

If you get married before your I-485 is approved, your wife will be able to get her green card relatively quickly. If not, she can expect a long process ahead of her.

http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/ar-11.htm

The onus is on you to prove that you meet all the requirements. The folks at USCIS don't have to prove a thing! Luckily for you, they typically tend to take your answers at face value unless they feel that something doesn't quite add up.

There is no such requirement. In fact, the following sequence of events is fairly common: 1. X becomes a permanent resident. 2. X weds Y. 3. X gets naturalized. 4. Y becomes a permanent resident (immediate relative). 5. Y becomes a citizen (3-year rule).

First-time applicants have to appear in person before a federal employee (either at the post office or at a passport processing center). This person verifies whether the applicant indeed exists and whether his/her documents are in order. This serves the same purpose as the interview associated...

As Flydog has already mentioned, the interview is essentially to verify whether the original documents are in order. There is no cause for concern.

That is irrelevant! The OP is eligible to apply for naturalization as the spouse of a US citizen.

Notwithstanding the fact that yours was an employment-based permanent residence, you are eligible to file as the spouse of a US citizen when the following conditions are met: 1. You have been married to the US citizen spouse for 3 years. 2. Your spouse has been a US citizen for 3 years...

Yes, provided you meet all the other requirements by then.

No harm done... it's not like the original poster is close to meeting all the requirements soon... :)

The last 364 days of your stay in India count toward your continuous residence requirement. So you can apply 4 years and 1 day (2 years and 1 day if applying as the spouse of a US citizen) after your return provided you meet all the other requirements. Note that while using this option, you...

As ca_applicant has already pointed out, residence is not to be equated to physical presence. You reside in San Jose, CA and have done so not just for the last three months but for the last eleven years. That you have made trips to Taiwan is irrelevant as long as these trips do not prevent you...

Yes, you can.

If you meet the physical presence requirement, you can relax. If for some obscure reason your child is not eligible for U.S. citizenship, take note of the following: Children born abroad to permanent resident mothers are permanent residents, if certain conditions are met. The requirements...