Wait until after citizenship oath ceremony to get married?
Hi All, I hope someone can answer this question or point me to an existing thread if something like this has been discussed already.
I am currently a green card holder and recently passed the citizenship interview. I am scheduled for Citizenship oath ceremony on the 8th of June. My plan is to file for greencard for my would be wife as spouse of a US citizen. As we all know, the priority for spouses of Greencard holders is way different than for spouses of US citizens.
If I get married prior to the oath ceremony, wait the few days until I am sworn in as citizen and then file for the green card as a petition for spouse of US citizen, will that work?
Or will my petition be downgraded as a marriage to greencard holder because at the time of marriage I was still a green card holder?
You can marry before oath and file after as spouse of USC. What matters is status at time of filing.