How soon can I apply for N-400?

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jb90304

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I've got married to a USC 12/26/2010 and received my GC dated 05/10/2011.
I have lived in US for over 10 years, when would be the soonest I can apply for [EDIT!!!!!!!!! - I meant to remove my conditional GC status!]... I got ahead of myself.
 
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You got a long way to go! You're not even on your permanent green card yet. You got another 3 years or so to go at the earliest. Happy trails!
 
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February 11, 2014, if you remain married and in a marital union, make no long trips abroad and don't get arrested.
 
www uscis gov/files/form/i-751instr.pdf
As I understand it; during 90 days before expiration of your conditional GC. (if 5/10/13 is date of expiration on your card you got to apply between 2/10/13 and 5/10/13)
 
Why the big concern? Are you already planning a divorce?

I just find this question to be very odd for someone who has just received a GC if it is based on a "real" marriage.
 
Concerned4us said:
Why the big concern? Are you already planning a divorce?

I just find this question to be very odd for someone who has just received a GC if it is based on a "real" marriage.
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We're in a completely happy marriage. I just wanted to know because having a US Citizenship will greatly help as far as my careers (especially when my background is Criminal Justice). And I asked about removing of my conditional status, because that's the step before applying for USC, right?
 
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Yes, you need to apply for removal of conditions before you can apply to be a USC (unless you qualify for a fast-track exemption such as military service and can skip directly to citizenship eligibility).
 
You definitely need to remove the conditions on your green card and become a permanent resident first. Only then you will become eligible to file in your citizenship application.Make sure that you accumulate sufficient years to account for the continuous residence criteria.
 
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