Hi all,

My wife is a green card holder and will be eligible for applying for the citizenship in about 3-4 months(not sure how long it'll take her to get the citizenship status).

I'm on H1b visa now, should I apply for the Green card now based on her current GC status or wait till she gets her citizenship? Anyone know what's the difference in timeline? We're both in the US.

TIA

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Hello,

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Thank you

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