Dual Citizenship

[imd12nv]

I am a Canadian citizen by birth, and now live in the Chicago. I just recently recieved my Green card about 3 weeks ago.

I came here on a L1 visa, can someone please advise if I would have to wait the normal 3-5 years to apply for US Citizenship?

I would really would like to sponser my mom from Canada, so she can work here as well. Any suggestions?

www.usavisaforum.com

 

[takadigi]

I am a Canadian citizen by birth, and now live in the Chicago. I just recently recieved my Green card about 3 weeks ago.

I came here on a L1 visa, can someone please advise if I would have to wait the normal 3-5 years to apply for US Citizenship?

Yes, you will have to wait for 5 years to apply for naturalization. In reality, you can send in your application 90 days before completion of 5 years since your GC approval date. The 90 grace period is just a courtsy to offset the timelag that USCIS takes for the approval purposes.

 

[Einmalig]

Yes, you will have to wait 4 years and 9 months before you are elegible to apply for US citizenship.

Since you are a green card holder now, you might want to read the following link which I copied from The Globe and Mail a few minutes ago:


http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060727.wprints0727/BNStory/National/home

Best,

Einmalig

I am a Canadian citizen by birth, and now live in the Chicago. I just recently recieved my Green card about 3 weeks ago.

I came here on a L1 visa, can someone please advise if I would have to wait the normal 3-5 years to apply for US Citizenship?

I would really would like to sponser my mom from Canada, so she can work here as well. Any suggestions?

www.usavisaforum.com

 

[Flydog]

Since you live so close to Canada, I suggest that you start a travel diary. Mark an entry for every time you leave the US for 24 hours or more (date, duration, where, why). When it comes time to fill in the N-400, you need to be able to list everyone of these trips. It's difficult without some record.

It's also a good idea to print out the N-400 and the Guide to Naturalization (search for "N-400" and click on the USCIS link) now to understand what you'll need to tell the immigration folks when it comes time to fill in the form for real.

Good luck