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The process by which a foreign national who entered the U.S. lawfully and with inspection and who is married to a U.S. citizen may become a U.S. citizen involves these steps with this timeframe: 1) The couple must apply for "adjustment of status" by which the foreign national may become a Lawful Permanent Resident (get a "Green Card") 2) Generally, commencing 90 days before the end of three years of the date the foreign national became a Permanent Resident, the foreign national may file a petition for naturalization. 3) The USCIS is inconsistent in the amount of time it takes to adjudicate a naturalization petition, but generally a properly completed and fully documented case processed through the USCIS's Atlanta Field Office (covering all of Georgia and Alabama) takes about four months. Please note that the naturalization process includes, among other things, a test of a petitioner's skills with the English language, and it may be worthwhile for you to consider taking English as a Second Language instruction. Some immigration law firms, including mine, offer legal services on a "flat fee" basis so that a client will know the total expense from the very beginning, and a few immigration law firms, including mine, offer an initial consultation free of charge. [Note: This communication is intended as general information and not specific legal advice, and this communication does not create an attorney-client relationship.]

No, you cannot. In the naturalization process, you will have to produce a current, valid passport. It will also be much easier for you if you have a current green card - or a*very * good reason why you do not So, my advice is to get a new passport from your country's consulate, and a new green card from USCIS.