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nicksgirl88 t1_izbhifi wrote

Reply to comment by DickweedMcGee in Nearly 1 million immigrants became U.S. citizens in past year, the 3rd highest tally on record by CobaltEmu

I'm one of those immigrants that became a US citizen in the past year. It took me 4 years from when I applied for mine. And I was a spousal immigrant, which is the fastest category. It takes most people years longer.

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mattski69 t1_izc7s8w wrote

Welcome! I hope you find health, happiness and prosperity for yourself and your family.

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saintly_devil t1_izbpw3v wrote

Took my wife and I 10+ years to just get a fucking green card. This system is so archaic, broken and prone to administrative BS that it's a better option to come here illegally.

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7imeout_ t1_izbpcm8 wrote

I assume you’re including the process to applying for and obtaining the permanent resident status (green card) in this timeline, right?

Since, for spousal immigration and naturalization, the period you must be a permanent legal resident prior to N-400 application is 3 years instead of the standard 5.

But subtracting the green card holder period, your naturalization process only took about a year, then?

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nicksgirl88 t1_izbqid4 wrote

Yes, that includes the green card process. After my 3 years were over, it took me 1 month because I applied 3 months before my 3 year period was over from getting the green card, and it took only 4 months to naturalization from application. It took a year to get the green card.

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