Just A curioucity question
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The issue of 3yr vs 5yr natz eligibility is completely independent from who sponsored you for your GC. Once you have obtained a GC (by whatever means) your residency waiting period before applying for citizenship is dictated by personal circumstances (e.g. active military service, marriage to a USC, ...)
Marriage to a USC (3yr)
- a person who is married to the same US citizen spouse for at least 3 years, becomes eligible to apply for naturalization 3yrs minus 90 days from the date they became an LPR. If the marriage occurred after LPR was granted, they would become eligible on the 3rd year anniversary of the marriage.
Regular cases (5yr)
- eligibility starts 5 years minus 90 days from date of becoming an LPR.
Since (I think) you say your spouse only became a USC after you were married and had received your LPR, your eligibility would be 3yrs from the date of your spouse's naturalization, or 5yrs from the date of your LPR, whichever is sooner.
Marriage to a USC (3yr)
- a person who is married to the same US citizen spouse for at least 3 years, becomes eligible to apply for naturalization 3yrs minus 90 days from the date they became an LPR. If the marriage occurred after LPR was granted, they would become eligible on the 3rd year anniversary of the marriage.
Regular cases (5yr)
- eligibility starts 5 years minus 90 days from date of becoming an LPR.
Since (I think) you say your spouse only became a USC after you were married and had received your LPR, your eligibility would be 3yrs from the date of your spouse's naturalization, or 5yrs from the date of your LPR, whichever is sooner.
Yes, because of your USC Spouse, you are eligiible to apply 90 days before the 3rd Anniv. of your GC that would be January 2010 for you [(LPR Date + 3 years) - 90 days]. I will give it extra 10 days (80 days instead of 90 days) to accomodate for USCIS math and eligibility calculations. Good luck and thank your spouse even more
