Applying for citizenship with an ALG2 history.

Hi, I am considering applying for citizenship after 5 years of nonstop legal residency (started with a student residency but now have a permanent residency). I have been working (and receiving above the required limit salary) for the last 28 months, but before that I have received ALG2 for 6 months. The reason was that I unexpectedly lost my job after 3.5 months, in my probation period, and couldn’t apply for ALG1 because it was my first full time job.

Is this going to be an issue when applying? Should I wait more before applying so that I would have more months of nonstop working history? Or is this 6 months period going to follow me forever?

Posted Jul 17, 2025, 8:34 AM UTC

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