I enter the US as a LPR on December of 2016 after being sponsored by my spouse who at the time was a LPR as well. My spouse became a US citizen on early April 2017. I applied for US citizenship and filed on January 2020 (2 years, 9 months and 22 days after becoming a LPR). According to the USCIS Early Filing Calculator it was ok for me to file by that date. I had my interview mid-April 2021. I passed the English and Civil Test and answer all the other questions trustfully.
Today I received a letter saying that basically I was denied basically I applied too early and I quote: “On the date you filed Form N-400, your spouse had been a citizen for less than 3 years; at that time your spouse had been a citizen only 2 years and 9 months.”
Clearly I was confused by the early application eligibility rules. Is this something which can be appealed? Do I have to start all over, get in line again and pay all the fees?
Today I received a letter saying that basically I was denied basically I applied too early and I quote: “On the date you filed Form N-400, your spouse had been a citizen for less than 3 years; at that time your spouse had been a citizen only 2 years and 9 months.”
Clearly I was confused by the early application eligibility rules. Is this something which can be appealed? Do I have to start all over, get in line again and pay all the fees?