Divorce around expiration of conditional GC

[julie2011]

Please reply to my post. My conditional green card period is expiring in Oct 2011. But unfortunately my marriage is heading towards divorce.I know I can file for citizenship & removal of conditional status 90 days before Oct 2011

a) Should I postpone divorce till the time I file for citizenship. How it matters if you get divorce after you have filed but before you actually become citizen ?
b) Also I want to call my parents to support me for 2-3 months. Will I be able to easily sponsor them eve after divorce as I haven't worked in US till now. Also if at all we divorce, can I visit my country after filing for citizenship or after getting it

 

[JC_]

Why don't you try to work on your marriage instead of contemplating divorce stage? There a number of programs to help married couples with failing marriages.

 

[Triple Citizen]

Not for citizenship, just removal of conditions. You need to submit I-751 in the 90 day window before Oct 2011.

My conditional green card period is expiring in Oct 2011. I know I can file for citizenship & removal of conditional status 90 days before Oct 2011

 

[Mariposah]

You can divorce and file for a removal of conditions as a divorced person. As long as your marriage was bonafide, you should be okay.

If you divorce before you remove conditions or any time before the 3 years, you will not be able to naturalize at the 3 year mark. You will have to wait the five years that other LPR's have to wait.

 

[Jackolantern]

I know I can file for citizenship & removal of conditional status 90 days before Oct 2011

No you can't. You can file for removal of conditions 90 days before Oct. 2011, but 90 days before October 2012 is the earliest you can apply for citizenship.

And to be eligible under the 3-year rule, you have to still be married and living together* when you apply, and stay together through the entire citizenship process. If you file for divorce before or during the process, you are disqualified.

b) Also I want to call my parents to support me for 2-3 months. Will I be able to easily sponsor them eve after divorce as I haven't worked in US till now.

What do you mean ... you want them to visit you in the US for a 2-3 months? If that is the case, you don't sponsor them. They apply for a visa on their own merit, if they have the funds to afford their own airline ticket and related travel expenses. Or maybe they don't need a visa, depending on their country of citizenship.

*unless the separation is a temporary one with an acceptable reason and is not based on marital problems, e.g. military deployment or job relocation