when can i apply for citizenship?

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garbage

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Can I apply for citizenship on or after 4 years and 9 months, or I have to wait for my 5 years to complete as a Permanent Resident. I became pr on march 2006. So, am i eligible to apply yet or do I wait for March to be eligible to apply.

I would really appreciate the help.

Thank you.
 
Triple Citizen said:
5 years minus 90 days, not 4 years and 9 months. There is a difference :)
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so i can still apply after 5 years minus 90 days? I am asking this because I could not find any material that says this is still valid. Are there any references at uscis.gov?
 
garbage said:
so i can still apply after 5 years minus 90 days? I am asking this because I could not find any material that says this is still valid. Are there any references at uscis.gov?
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There is no need to look for material on USCIS, Triple just confirmed it. Yes, you can apply based on 5 years minus 90 days, I just did that and have my citizenship. On my side, I applied on the basis of 3 years minus 90 days.
 
garbage said:
Can I apply for citizenship on or after 4 years and 9 months, or I have to wait for my 5 years to complete as a Permanent Resident. I became pr on march 2006. So, am i eligible to apply yet or do I wait for March to be eligible to apply.

I would really appreciate the help.

Thank you.
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You can apply up to 90 days before you have obtained 5 years of continuous residence as a LPR per 8 CFR 334.2(b).

http://law.justia.com/us/cfr/title08/8-1.0.1.3.82.html#8:1.0.1.3.82.0.1.2
 
... if you read further in the forums, its advisable to wait another week (5 yrs -83 days) before signing your N400. Sometimes the application gets denied due to a date calculation error at USCIS - but if you want to contest that error, it'll cost you almost as much as a new N400.
 
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