Given the adjudication process since you get the temporary visa can take years, could this period of time count towards the citizenship requirement?
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Barbara Suri
EB-5 Immigration attorneysNo. The commencement of the journey towards citizenship is determined by the date when the green card is officially granted.
Tony W. Wong
EB-5 Immigration attorneysYou can apply for naturalization for US citizen five years after the first effective day of your green card if you have physically been present in the U.S. for at least half of the 5 years.
Jimena G Cabrera
EB-5 Immigration attorneysThe period during which you are a conditional permanent resident counts toward the five years of permanent residency required to apply for citizenship.
Natalia Morozova
EB-5 Immigration attorneysYou can apply for naturalization 4.9 years after the adjustment of status providing that you meet all the requirements.
Yuliya Veremiyenko-Campos
EB-5 Immigration attorneysCitizenship clock starts when you get your conditional green card or permanent green card, whichever is first. Time on a nonimmigrant visa does not count.
Lynne Feldman
EB-5 Immigration attorneysThe clock for citizenship starts from the Resident Since Date on your conditional resident card.
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