Filing as resident for five years or married?

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KalleKula

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I have been a permanent resident for six years, and married (with 3 children) to a US citizen for nine years. Now I'm about to apply for citizenship. Which one is the easiest/fastest way to file?

- A 'I have been a Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States for at least five years.'

or

- B' I have been a Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States for at least three years, and I
have been married to and living with the same U.S. citizen for the last three years, and my
spouse has been a U.S. citizen for the last three years.'

Is any of the options faster or require less paper work etc? Or am i required to file option B since I'm married?

Thanks,
-S
 
KalleKula said:
I have been a permanent resident for six years, and married (with 3 children) to a US citizen for nine years. Now I'm about to apply for citizenship. Which one is the easiest/fastest way to file?

- A 'I have been a Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States for at least five years.'

or

- B' I have been a Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States for at least three years, and I
have been married to and living with the same U.S. citizen for the last three years, and my
spouse has been a U.S. citizen for the last three years.'

Is any of the options faster or require less paper work etc? Or am i required to file option B since I'm married?

Thanks,
-S
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File on the 5-year LPR basis. It's definitely less paperwork and hassle.
 
As far as the time takes, no difference for either option. In your situation, "A" would be preferred for lesser document/validation required (if USCIS chooses to do later during interview).
 
no difference for both A and B for processing times, but the best choice is to apply based on 5 years rule (option A) because if you want to choose marriage-based paperwork (option B), you will require lots of paper including proof of marriage ceritifcate, bills (joint names), tax, gc, house/apt mortgage, passport, your wife's passport, photos, birth certficate, etc.

Applying based on 5 years requires only gc, your passport, birth certifcate, and tax (that's main things) and minor things such as traffic records, etc if you checked "yes" in good moral character section.
 
Thank you all for your responses! It never seizes to amaze me how many helpful people that are out there... Seems like you all are suggesting going with the 5 year LPR alternative, so that is what I’ll do.

Thanks again,
-S
 
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