Legal Question in Immigration Law in California

Re: citizenship and divorce

It is unclear to me from your question whether you actually obtained legal permanent residence (with no conditions). If you first obtained conditional permanent residency, what was the date? Two years after that date, you were supposed to file an I-751 petition to show that you are still married in good faith to your spouse; if not, you can get a waiver for numerous reasons. If you did obtain your permanent residency without conditions, then assuming that you have no criminal convictions, or other concerns, you should meet with an attorney to investigate applying for citizenship. If it has been a full 5 years since you obtained the LPR status, and you have continuously resided in the US, then you can apply with N400 form to USCIS for your citizenship. For further questions, contact Attorney Jennifer Brill.

Re: citizenship and divorce

You're not a US citizen so you CANNOT get a United States passport. Simple as that. Of course, you can continue to use the passport from your native country to travel.

As for whether you can apply for citizenship now, if you've had a green card for five years as you stated, you can. However: you also stated you had an interview two years ago which is very puzzling. Presumably, you're talking about an interview to examine the I-751 Joint Petition you filed with your spouse. This is an unclear point in your question.

Larry 'Liem' Doan, Esq.

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