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citizenship: 5 years after I-485 approval or after receiving green card or after I-551 stamp
- Thread starter aajkaal
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Count your 5 years from "Resident Since Date" on face of your GC. Don't care for rest (stamps on passport or any approval before getting physical GC).
When can I apply for citizenship ?
5 years after I-485 approval or 5 years after receiving green card or 5 yrs after I-551 stamp
Thanks in advance.
Well, typically that is the date of I-485 approval.Count your 5 years from "Resident Since Date" on face of your GC.
Jackolantern
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You can apply 5 years minus 90 days after your "Resident Since" date -- unless you have reason to believe the Resident Since date is wrong.
For some people, the Resident Since date is obviously wrong, sometimes it's before their I-485 interview or even before the I-485 filing itself, so they have to use something else like the date on the I-485 approval notice.
For some people, the Resident Since date is obviously wrong, sometimes it's before their I-485 interview or even before the I-485 filing itself, so they have to use something else like the date on the I-485 approval notice.
That's weird.
You can apply 5 years minus 90 days after your "Resident Since" date -- unless you have reason to believe the Resident Since date is wrong.
For some people, the Resident Since date is obviously wrong, sometimes it's before their I-485 interview or even before the I-485 filing itself, so they have to use something else like the date on the I-485 approval notice.
Jackolantern
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That's weird.
It's weird, but it happens.
Resident Since date before I-140 approval: http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?229885
Resident Since date one day before I-485 interview date: http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?548998
Well, typically that is the date of I-485 approval.
That's correct. For most people who got GC through adjustment of status, the "resident since" date should be the date of the I-485 approval. There are some exceptions, e.g. for those who applied for adjustment of status based on their asylum status, the "resident since" date is backdated one year earlier than the I-485 approval date. For those who obtained GC through consular processing, the "resident since" date should be the date of initial entry into the U.S. on an immigrant visa. As jackolantern notes, sometimes the "resident since" date printed on the physical GC is incorrect because of various USCIS screw-ups. So one does need to exercise common sense in double-checking the "resident since" date.
That's correct. For most people who got GC through adjustment of status, the "resident since" date should be the date of the I-485 approval. There are some exceptions, e.g. for those who applied for adjustment of status based on their asylum status, the "resident since" date is backdated one year earlier than the I-485 approval date. For those who obtained GC through consular processing, the "resident since" date should be the date of initial entry into the U.S. on an immigrant visa. As jackolantern notes, sometimes the "resident since" date printed on the physical GC is incorrect because of various USCIS screw-ups. So one does need to exercise common sense in double-checking the "resident since" date.
One more typical exception which may confuse folks is the fact that a Refugee who adjusts to LPR status is given the actual date of initial entry as their LPR date.
cafeconleche
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Yes, as a former asylee, this puzzled me. Why do refugees get to do this, but not asylees (from their asylum since date, which for me, was 5 years prior to my residence since date)?