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Currently you must have Permanent Residence for 5 years before filing to become a US. Citizen. You can as a Permanent Residence after 3 years file for US. citizenship if you're married/lived with an US. Citizen.

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You need to be a permanent resident card (green card) holder to be eligible to apply for citizenship.

In normal circumstances, an immigrant should be a permanent resident for five years to be eligible for citizenship. If you are married to a US citizen, then it is three years of permanent residency.It is that you have to be in marriage to a U.S citizen and should be living with that U.S citizen for the past 3 three years of your permanent residency for the criteria to be applicable to you.

Current regulations do allow a person to start the application process ninety days before they fulfill their residency requirement.

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If you want to become a citizen based on your own status you can do so through the naturalization process by applying for US citizenship. You will have to submit the US citizenship application. To eligible for naturalization you must be 18 years old and should have been a permanent resident for more than 5 years. You also need to fulfill all other qualification requirements like continuous residence, physical presence, state stay and good moral character.

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5 years as a Permanent Resident (Green Card)

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How long do you have to live in the USA before you can become a citizen

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Continuously for 5 years (spouse of a US Citizen, 3 years)

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5 years

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