Eligibility and N400 question

[sankul777]

Hi
Can you please answer my questions -- i know this may have been repeated here lot of times.

1. I got my GC in mar 2002 and according to 4 yrs 9 months -- Am I eligible

2. In Part 2 of N-400 it asks information about eligibility --
like A)- Have you been a lawful Permenent Resident of US for atleast 5 yrs -- Do I check that if I apply today based on my 4 yrs 9 months eligibility ??

Please let me know

thanks

 

[N400Applier]

Hi
Can you please answer my questions -- i know this may have been repeated here lot of times.

1. I got my GC in mar 2002 and according to 4 yrs 9 months -- Am I eligible

2. In Part 2 of N-400 it asks information about eligibility --
like A)- Have you been a lawful Permenent Resident of US for atleast 5 yrs -- Do I check that if I apply today based on my 4 yrs 9 months eligibility ??

Please let me know

thanks

Question 1. Yes you are eligible.

Question 2. Don't know.

 

[Flydog]

There is no "4 year 9 month" rule. You are eligible for citizenship after 5 years. You may apply up to 90 days (not 3 months) before you are eligible.

I believe the answer is yes - don't forget that you don't really "sign" the form until the interview. That's why having an interview a little earlier than the 5 year date is problematic. But, I never investigated this - my GC was 10 years old when I applied.

 

[Aibolit]

Hi
Can you please answer my questions -- i know this may have been repeated here lot of times.

1. I got my GC in mar 2002 and according to 4 yrs 9 months -- Am I eligible

2. In Part 2 of N-400 it asks information about eligibility --
like A)- Have you been a lawful Permenent Resident of US for atleast 5 yrs -- Do I check that if I apply today based on my 4 yrs 9 months eligibility ??

Please let me know

thanks

Yes to both.

 

[kcpant]

Interview before 5 yrs?

Why would "having an interview a little earlier than the 5 year date is problematic" this be the case? Rules allow us to apply 90 days in advance.

 

[Flydog]

Because you are signing a form where you checked "I have been a permanent resident for at least 5 years" (or something like that).

When you check that checkbox and send it in, you aren't doing so after swearing an oath that everything you say and do is the truth like you do at the interview. That's why I'd feel a little hesitant to sign my N-400 at the interview if 5 years had not gone by.

But, that's just me (on the other hand, I waited 10 years as a GC before filing, and then my application took 14 months to process - this wasn't a big issue for me )