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How can EB-5 investors apply for naturalization?

For an EB-5 investor, does the period spent waiting for the adjudication of his or her I-829 application count towards the five-year residency requirement for naturalization?

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A Olusanjo Omoniyi

A Olusanjo Omoniyi

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Yes, it does.

Fredrick W Voigtmann

Fredrick W Voigtmann

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Yes. The period of conditional residence counts toward naturalization. USCIS'' position is that a conditional resident cannot be naturalized until the condition is removed.

Lynne Feldman

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Yes, it does. You may apply for naturalization four years and nine months from the date that conditional residence was approved but citizenship would not be granted unless the I-829 is approved.

Bernard P Wolfsdorf

Bernard P Wolfsdorf

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Yes, it applies, and if you have 57 months of residence, of which 30 has to be in the U.S., you can apply. As a practical matter, USCIS will not approve your naturalization application until the I-829 is approved, but it can sometimes prompt an approval.

Vaughan de Kirby

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Yes, the adjudication period does count toward your residency period for naturalization. However, you will not qualify for naturalization until your i-829 is granted.

Dale Schwartz

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Yes, it does. But most USCIS officers will not adjudicate the naturalization application until the conditions are removed. But filing for naturalization can speed that up.

Robert West

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Yes, the period starts to run once granted conditional residency.

Charles Foster

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The five year period commences the day you acquire your conditional lawful permanent residency.

Belma Demirovic Chinchoy

Belma Demirovic Chinchoy

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Yes, it does. You are eligible for naturalization five years after becoming a conditional permanent residency.

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