N400 based on marriage questions

[maximf83]

Hello everyone. So here is the situation. I'm an immigrant who was always in a legal status in the us ( came on a student visa ) and after school was over met my wife we got married. I applied for the 485 got it easily and then after two years the 751 and got that. Now I just got into the 3 year naturalization range and wanted to apply for citezenship ( for no other reason then a lifelong dream to be an American citizen. Currently I am an ISRAELI citizen )

Anyway after reading several forums and articles I encountered something worrying. So I wanted to ask. Is the marriage based cittizenship different then the regular five year citezenship ? I read that it's considered conditional and still have to apply for removal of conditional status at the end of five years. But also I read very alarming stuff like they would require subjecting us to marriage counseling. Mental evaluation. Drug testing and another interview in the end of the five year period and at that point if we are not together. Or God forbid my wife passed away I could be denied and deported from the country even though I was a legal citizen always without any record and completely marriage of good faith with two kids. Is that an exaggeration or that is something that might happen ?

 

[Miss_chang]

You don't need to worry a lot. Even if you were to get divorced (or any other mishap occurred), you'd still keep your GC. I'm sure others would be able to help you on your question pertaining to removal of conditional status.

 

[newacct]

There is no such thing as conditional citizenship. Citizenship is citizenship and cannot be taken away except for fraud during naturalization. Divorce has no effect on your citizenship (unless the marriage was not genuine at the time you naturalized and you use the 3 year rule) and there's nothing that you need to do. Even if you divorce while on non-conditional GC (which is what you have), there's nothing you need to do and divorce has no effect on anything (again, unless your marriage was not genuine) except that you cannot naturalize on the 3 year rule anymore and have to wait for the 5 year rule.

 

[Jackolantern]

Anyway after reading several forums and articles I encountered something worrying. So I wanted to ask. Is the marriage based cittizenship different then the regular five year citezenship ?

The process is different because you'll have to provide documentation of the ongoing health of your marriage and answer questions about it, but after you become a citizen your citizenship your citizenship will be just like that of any other naturalized citizen.

I read that it's considered conditional and still have to apply for removal of conditional status at the end of five years.

No, once you're a citizen the process is all over, and you'll remain a citizen for life unless the government takes you to court to revoke it for wrongdoing or you renounce it yourself.