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mike45

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Hi, I over heard someone saying that sometimes USCIS gives "grace periods" for people that wants to become a US citizens and don't have yet the time to do so. I couldn't help to get into that persons conversation and asked her and she said that she had 4 years as a permanent resident when she applied for her citizenship (she says she obtained GC tru marriage but got divorce befor the 3 years of marriage)....

Is this correct? is there a possibility to apply for citizenship without the 5 years of being a permanent resident??

Regards. Mike
 
Unless you qualify under VAWA, you can't apply with only 4 years of permanent residency without being currently married to a USC for at least 3 years.
 
The grace period is 90-days before your 5-year GC anniversary, not a year.

There are special circumstances that allow naturalizing faster than that, such as VAWA, military service, or asylum.
 
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