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I have a question .. I came to United states in 2006 august 13th. I came with student visa when i was 17. I went to community college in cal and then transffered to 4 year public school. This is my last semester. My friend got married and told me that if i stayed over than 5 years and since i turned to 18 in the states , i can apply for neutralization test for citizenship and eventually green card or citizenship. I am not sure if he is right or not and i dont have many sources to ask. I am in universty town and there is no immigration offieces around here. I thought this forum can give me some ideas .
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The only thing clear from your post is that you're not currently a green card holder. I'm not sure what your status is at all - if you're here legally or not.Originally posted by Arda Altunigne View Post
In any case - you can only apply for naturalization after being a green card holder for a period of time - normally five years, less if you got your GC thru marriage to a US citizen. There are also other ways - if, as an example, you served in the military. But no, "turning 18 in the USA" doesn't grant any privilege.
And if you're in the country illegally, you should look into CADA (Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Process) - http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/usc...00082ca60aRCRD - though if you were older than 16 years old when you originally arrived, CADA doesn't apply to you
Find a nice girl - US citizen. Get married. Apply for residency. Apply for naturalization after three years.
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