I got my green card in 2021 from work. My husband is a US citizen and we got married in 2023. Do I still need to wait for 5 years before I can apply for US citizenship? My understanding is it would only take me 3 years if I was already married to my husband before I got my green card. Otherwise, I would still need to wait for 5 years to become a US citizen. TIA!

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Depends which route of naturalization you want to take. I think since you got yours through work, you can apply 5 years from when you got it. So thats 2026.
For marriage based green card, you first remove conditions after 2 years of being married, and then after 3 years (basically 5 years) you apply for citizenship. So if you were already married in 2021 which means your green card is not conditional, i think you can apply after 3 years, so thats 2024? 2025?

Thats my thinking, im not a professional so happy to be corrected

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Awesome! Great news!

PwC1 is right. That's what I did.

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Assuming there are no other issues, you would need to wait three years from the date you married your U.S. Citizen spouse, or five years from the date you got your Green Card (not through your spouse).

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Thanks for clarifying! Very helpful!

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Probably the best to ask an immigration lawyer, it is a nuanced question

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