When to Apply for CitizenShip

[My485Pending]

i am a resident since Nov 7th 2002(as on by green card) , when should i file for citizen ship. and how long will it take for becomming citizen, i live in florida.

thanks

 

[koolvik7]

i am a resident since Nov 7th 2002(as on by green card) , when should i file for citizen ship. and how long will it take for becomming citizen, i live in florida.

thanks

Provided you have met Physical Presence and Continous Residence requirements of the Citizenship:
1) You can apply 90 days before your 5th Year Anniv. of the GC (roughly around Aug. 2007)
2) Time for Citizenship depends on the District Office (there are several in Florida) you will be falling under. For instance, currently its taking an average of 3-4 months in LA, Minneapolis while its taking more that 9 months here in Washington DC DO. I do not know about the timelines of DO's in Florida (This is assuming you do not get stuck in Name Check process).

 

[My485Pending]

how will i know about Florida, mine comes under West Palm Beach.

 

[NIW_Engineer]

how will i know about Florida, mine comes under West Palm Beach.

Looks like on March 15th, 2007, they were processing cases from August 12, 2006.
https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/officeProcesstimes.jsp?selectedOffice=81

So... looks like roughly 7 months for the average case. Of course, these processing times are only "goals" or "estimates" and you can easily take a lot longer (for example if you get stuck in name check hell)

 

[nickkoll]

Provided you have met Physical Presence and Continous Residence requirements of the Citizenship:
1) You can apply 90 days before your 5th Year Anniv. of the GC (roughly around Aug. 2007)

Is it 5 years or 3 years. The following FAQ says it is 3 years.

http://immigration.com/faq/uscitizen.html#180

 

[NIW_Engineer]

Is it 5 years or 3 years. The following FAQ says it is 3 years.

http://immigration.com/faq/uscitizen.html#180

For employment based green cards it is 5 years
For family based green cards it is 3 years