Green card holder through employment, recently married a US citizen, does it matter?

[mkam]

Hi,

I am a green card holder through employment, but recently married a US citizen. I can get citizenship about 8 months faster if I do it through marriage. But can I do that if my green card is employment based? Do I need to change my green card to be marriage based, or does that not matter?

Thank you for your advise!

[newacct]

It doesn't matter how you got your green card or what category it is. As long as you have been a permanent resident for 3 years, have been married to a US citizen for 3 years (and that US citizen has been a US citizen for 3 years), you are eligible for naturalization under the 3-year rule.