Citizenship after green card

[rafaelOR]

Hi everyone,

So I received my second and permanent green card over two years ago (February 2019) through marriage. However, my marriage was not in great shape before the pandemic and it didn't survive it so I have been living in a different state since the pandemic started and we are getting divorced in the next few months.

I would like to know if somebody could tell me what would be the process for me to start applying for citizenship after the divorce and what should I start preparing for it.

Thank you so much,

[newacct]

You would be applying for naturalization under the 5-year rule, so the earliest you can apply is 90 days before you have had a green card for 5 years.

[rafaelOR]

You would be applying for naturalization under the 5-year rule, so the earliest you can apply is 90 days before you have had a green card for 5 years.

from the first green card or second? if so then I could already apply
do I need to save any proof of marriage? we don't really have any ;ease or bill sfrom the past year since I moved out

[newacct]

from the first green card or second? if so then I could already apply
do I need to save any proof of marriage? we don't really have any ;ease or bill sfrom the past year since I moved out

From the first (i.e. from the "resident since" date on your green card)

[Hotaru-Grace]

Hi everyone,

So I received my second and permanent green card over two years ago (February 2019) through marriage. However, my marriage was not in great shape before the pandemic and it didn't survive it so I have been living in a different state since the pandemic started and we are getting divorced in the next few months.

I would like to know if somebody could tell me what would be the process for me to start applying for citizenship after the divorce and what should I start preparing for it.

Thank you so much,

I too applied for Green card after marriage. It was not the 5 year rule. With marriage it is 3 years; so we applied for citizenship within the 90 days before the 3rd anniversary of the Green card.

[newacct]

I too applied for Green card after marriage. It was not the 5 year rule. With marriage it is 3 years; so we applied for citizenship within the 90 days before the 3rd anniversary of the Green card.

The OP needs to have been "living in marital union" with their spouse for the last 3 years at the time of filing N-400 to qualify for naturalization under the 3-year rule. Based on the OP's description, they are not "living in marital union" with their spouse now and they have not yet filed N-400. So they would not qualify for the 3-year rule.