How many years does it take to apply for an American green card?

If it is a green card for marriage, you can apply for naturalization after two years and nine months, provided that you live in the United States for more than 180 days a year and have no criminal record and moral problems. If you obtained the green card by other means, you can apply for naturalization for four years and nine months from the date of obtaining the green card. Before that, you must stay in the United States for 180 days every year, without criminal record and moral problems. It takes about eleven months from your application to your admission. If you have lived in the United States continuously for five years with a green card (the spouse of an American citizen is three years), and have actually lived in the United States for at least two and a half years during these five years (the spouse of an American citizen is 1.5 years), you can have basic English reading and writing skills and good conduct, know the basic knowledge of American history and government, and be loyal to the US Constitution, and you can submit a naturalization application within 90 days before the expiration of the five-year continuous residence. At the same time, you must also live in the state where the application is submitted for at least 3 months and have not lived abroad continuously for more than 1 year.

If you meet the requirements, you can prepare various documents to submit an application to the immigration service center in your jurisdiction. Generally speaking, after submitting an application, you will receive a notice of fingerprint records 4-5 weeks later, you need to go to an interview 6-9 months later, and you will receive a naturalization certificate 3-3 months later. After becoming a permanent resident, you can apply for an American passport in the State Council, which takes about three weeks.