Legal Question in Immigration Law in California

Re: Green CArd and Citizenship

A permanent resident can begin applying for citizenship five years after receiving the green card (three years if the green card was obtained by marriage to a US citizen).

After taking the oath of citizenship, the new US citizen, if he or she is over 21, can apply for the parents. The INS approval can take about 6 to 8 months and then after that it will be up to the US consulate in the home country. The whole thing thus could take a year to finish but there isn't the long waiting list for visas that could take years as for immigrants in other categories.

Liem Doan, Esq.

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not legal advice. Such advice can only be rendered after a

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Re: Green CArd and Citizenship

As soon as you complete 5 years...you can apply for U.S. Citizenship. Then you can apply for your parents..that process should take about a year at the most. Also...on other note...now you will be eligble to keep your Indian citizenship ...as recently announced by Vajpayee. If you need any help...call me at 818-481-9284!!!

Re: Green CArd and Citizenship

Call me, I'm in San Jose 408-293-2026. You can apply three months before your fifth anniversary of your Green card approval. The Citizenship process is taking about one year in San Jose

Gabriel D. Jack

Attorney at Law

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Re: Green CArd and Citizenship

You can file for your citizenship no earlier than 90 days of your 5th anniversary of having obtained your green card, i.e. within four years and none months.