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No 14.5 months is the average for naturalization. https://www.boundless.com/immigration-resources/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-citizenship-after-applying/ http

No 14.5 months is the average for naturalization. https://www.boundless.com/immigration-resources/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-citizenship-after-applying/ https://www.boundless.com/immigration-resources/how-long-doe... Total time is 18.5-24 months to wrap up everything, but the 14.5 months you're able to be in the US which is what matters. How does that compare to other countries? What's your ideal country that has the best immigration times? - edit - Green card from nil is also just a year or so on average, in which case you are living in the US and able to work. These numbers are very comparable and much better than most countries. Please provide your ideal country so we can compare numbers.

ra7 4y ago
Green card to naturalization is not the same as going from visa to green card.
qaq 4y ago
You have to reside for 5 years on GC first. It can take years for GC to get processed so overall at present it can be close to 10 years.
cardine 4y ago
The parent tweet is someone from India. Current green card wait times are approximately 10 years[1] right now. Given the length of the green card wait time you usually need some other visa (such as H1B) that will allow you to still live in the USA before you can actually apply for green card. Currently the H1B lottery approves less than half of the people who apply. So if you are trying to immigrate from India you are looking at: H1B (1-4 years depending lottery luck) Green Card (10+ years) Time to become US citizen (1-2 years from what you posted) So as a highly skilled advanced degree holder from India (the case of this Tweet) the overall time is 12-16 years and that is still no guarantee due to H1B being a lottery. [1] https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/green-card-waiting-time-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/green-car... (See EB-2 and EB-3)
- thisoneworks 4y ago
  Better source: 54 years for eb2/eb3. And that was 2019 backlog. Covid should've added half a decade more https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/immigration-wait-times-quotas-have-doubled-green-card-backlogs-are-long#projected-future-wait-times https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/immigratio...
  - outworlder 4y ago
    Which means that, if your child a newborn (but not born in the US), they won't qualify. The process has to be completed before their 21st birthday.
z2 4y ago
Here's a better, more holistic overview, in case you want to see what starting "from nil" actually entails (hint: you don't just step off a plane and tell Uncle Sam that you want to be a citizen): https://immigrationroad.com/green-card/immigration-flowchart-roadmap-to-green-card.php https://immigrationroad.com/green-card/immigration-flowchart... > The time it takes to become a permanent resident varies dramatically, affected by many factors such as USCIS processing, visa availability, labor certification/background check delays, the applicant's qualifications, nationality, residence, profession, luck, and so on. Most people are probably looking at 5 - 15 years. Some also spent several years in a nonimmigrant status prior to starting the immigration process. After green card, add roughly 5 - 7 years towards citizenship In addition to the time, as others said there's a high probability the path will fail for most. The process starts with winning a visa that allows you to immigrate (tourist/business/student visas don't count). I say "win" because you need to find a company willing to pay and apply for that on your behalf, go through a lottery based on degree to see if you even get the opportunity to apply, and then hope the application isn't rejected on the grounds of the job being something a U.S. citizen can do. if you studied in the U.S., you get 1-2 more years to work under your student visa on what's called "Optional Practical Training" to convince your employer you're worth the hassle of sponsoring an immigration visa. Once you have that visa (e.g., an H-1B visa), you have 3 years to try rise to a senior position and convince your employer that you are valuable enough to splurge on a green card application. If that fails, you can apply for a 3 year extension and try again. If that also fails, you must leave the country for at least a year, and start over. If you succeed, you wait some number of years depending on your birth country and quotas imposed on each before you get the chance to start applying for a green card and get this process rolling. Hence 10-22 years, for those lucky few who didn't get rejected at any of the aforementioned points.
outworlder 4y ago
> How Long Does It Take to Get U.S. Citizenship After Applying? That's what the link is talking about. AFTER you qualify, that's the time it takes for just the paperwork to go through. The easiest path to qualify is marriage, which takes about 3 years - 90 days. That also has a similar processing time for the paperwork. Please, go learn a bit more about the system. You don't know anything about the subject.

ra7 4y ago

Green card to naturalization is not the same as going from visa to green card.

qaq 4y ago

You have to reside for 5 years on GC first. It can take years for GC to get processed so overall at present it can be close to 10 years.

cardine 4y ago

The parent tweet is someone from India. Current green card wait times are approximately 10 years[1] right now. Given the length of the green card wait time you usually need some other visa (such as H1B) that will allow you to still live in the USA before you can actually apply for green card. Currently the H1B lottery approves less than half of the people who apply. So if you are trying to immigrate from India you are looking at: H1B (1-4 years depending lottery luck) Green Card (10+ years) Time to become US citizen (1-2 years from what you posted) So as a highly skilled advanced degree holder from India (the case of this Tweet) the overall time is 12-16 years and that is still no guarantee due to H1B being a lottery. [1] https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/green-card-waiting-time-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/green-car... (See EB-2 and EB-3)

thisoneworks 4y ago
Better source: 54 years for eb2/eb3. And that was 2019 backlog. Covid should've added half a decade more https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/immigration-wait-times-quotas-have-doubled-green-card-backlogs-are-long#projected-future-wait-times https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/immigratio...
- outworlder 4y ago
  Which means that, if your child a newborn (but not born in the US), they won't qualify. The process has to be completed before their 21st birthday.

z2 4y ago

Here's a better, more holistic overview, in case you want to see what starting "from nil" actually entails (hint: you don't just step off a plane and tell Uncle Sam that you want to be a citizen): https://immigrationroad.com/green-card/immigration-flowchart-roadmap-to-green-card.php https://immigrationroad.com/green-card/immigration-flowchart... > The time it takes to become a permanent resident varies dramatically, affected by many factors such as USCIS processing, visa availability, labor certification/background check delays, the applicant's qualifications, nationality, residence, profession, luck, and so on. Most people are probably looking at 5 - 15 years. Some also spent several years in a nonimmigrant status prior to starting the immigration process. After green card, add roughly 5 - 7 years towards citizenship In addition to the time, as others said there's a high probability the path will fail for most. The process starts with winning a visa that allows you to immigrate (tourist/business/student visas don't count). I say "win" because you need to find a company willing to pay and apply for that on your behalf, go through a lottery based on degree to see if you even get the opportunity to apply, and then hope the application isn't rejected on the grounds of the job being something a U.S. citizen can do. if you studied in the U.S., you get 1-2 more years to work under your student visa on what's called "Optional Practical Training" to convince your employer you're worth the hassle of sponsoring an immigration visa. Once you have that visa (e.g., an H-1B visa), you have 3 years to try rise to a senior position and convince your employer that you are valuable enough to splurge on a green card application. If that fails, you can apply for a 3 year extension and try again. If that also fails, you must leave the country for at least a year, and start over. If you succeed, you wait some number of years depending on your birth country and quotas imposed on each before you get the chance to start applying for a green card and get this process rolling. Hence 10-22 years, for those lucky few who didn't get rejected at any of the aforementioned points.

outworlder 4y ago

> How Long Does It Take to Get U.S. Citizenship After Applying? That's what the link is talking about. AFTER you qualify, that's the time it takes for just the paperwork to go through. The easiest path to qualify is marriage, which takes about 3 years - 90 days. That also has a similar processing time for the paperwork. Please, go learn a bit more about the system. You don't know anything about the subject.