I have a few questions regarding my case to apply for citizenship. My green card was approved on 7/5/01 and as per some people here I know that I shall be eligible to apply for citizenship at the end of 5 years-90 days which would be on 4/5/06. Am I right?
When my green card was approved, I was working for my sponsored employer and on 10/21/01 was laid off because of business conditions. But though I was eligible to apply for UI, I didn't do it and was lucky enough to find another job of similar nature within 3 months. The other job was started on 2/4/02 and ended with a layoff again on 9/16/02. When this layoff came, I applied for UI and exhausted all my benefits before I could find another job. Once I found another job, I worked only for 3 months from 5/28/03 to 8/28/03. In the meantime, I started playing the stock market and started learning all the aspects of trading the market. Since that job, I didn't find another job and I became more like a trader and have been having very success playing it. The money that comes from playing the market is used for paying the bills and taking care of the mortgage. Since I made a handsome money during the heydays of stock market between 1998 and 2000, I was able to use that as a resource to play the market. Particularly I don't have anyone to take money from either here or in India. All the money that I use is my hard earned money from my previous jobs and also from stock market. I also own a house which has amost doubled since I bought it.
Since becoming a PR, I have travelled only one day to Canada(less than 24 hours) and 1 month to India from 12/30/04 to 01/31/2005. I have been paying all my taxes until 2004 tax year without fail and have been clean in terms of traffic violations and other violations.
Now my question is when will I really be eligible to apply for citizenship? Even if I apply will I be able to get it. Will INS be questioning me about my employment for the last 2 years. IS daytrading considered gambling?I have the letter for my layoffs from both my previous employer from 2001 and 2002. Please gurus advise me of my situation.
Thanks a lot.
When my green card was approved, I was working for my sponsored employer and on 10/21/01 was laid off because of business conditions. But though I was eligible to apply for UI, I didn't do it and was lucky enough to find another job of similar nature within 3 months. The other job was started on 2/4/02 and ended with a layoff again on 9/16/02. When this layoff came, I applied for UI and exhausted all my benefits before I could find another job. Once I found another job, I worked only for 3 months from 5/28/03 to 8/28/03. In the meantime, I started playing the stock market and started learning all the aspects of trading the market. Since that job, I didn't find another job and I became more like a trader and have been having very success playing it. The money that comes from playing the market is used for paying the bills and taking care of the mortgage. Since I made a handsome money during the heydays of stock market between 1998 and 2000, I was able to use that as a resource to play the market. Particularly I don't have anyone to take money from either here or in India. All the money that I use is my hard earned money from my previous jobs and also from stock market. I also own a house which has amost doubled since I bought it.
Since becoming a PR, I have travelled only one day to Canada(less than 24 hours) and 1 month to India from 12/30/04 to 01/31/2005. I have been paying all my taxes until 2004 tax year without fail and have been clean in terms of traffic violations and other violations.
Now my question is when will I really be eligible to apply for citizenship? Even if I apply will I be able to get it. Will INS be questioning me about my employment for the last 2 years. IS daytrading considered gambling?I have the letter for my layoffs from both my previous employer from 2001 and 2002. Please gurus advise me of my situation.
Thanks a lot.
