FAQ Sheet for Spouse of a U.S. Citizen

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SECTION 319(B) OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT ALLOWS CERTAIN SPOUSES OF UNITED STATES

CITIZENS REGULARLY STATIONED ABROAD TO NATURALIZE WITHOUT ANY REQUIRED PERIOD OF PERMANENT

RESIDENCE, PROVIDED THAT THEY WILL BE RESIDING ABROAD WITH THEIR U.S. CITIZEN SPOUSE AFTER

NATURALIZATION. AN APPLICANT MUST DECLARE IN GOOD FAITH AN INTENTION TO RESIDE PERMANENTLY IN THE

UNITED STATES WHEN THE SPOUSE’S EMPLOYMENT TERMINATES.

WHAT REQUIREMENTS MUST I MEET FOR NATURALIZATION UNDER SECTION 319(B)?

1. You must be married to a U.S. citizen and living together in a valid marital union; and

2. The U.S. citizen must be “regularly stationed abroad” in the employment of:

• The U.S. government; or

• An American institution of research recognized as such by the Attorney General; or

• An American firm or corporation engaged in whole or in part in the development of foreign trade and

commerce of the U.S., or a subsidiary thereof; or

• A Public International Organization in which the U.S. participates by treaty. Per Title 8 of the Code of

Federal Regulations, Part 319.5, these organizations are: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and

The UN and all agencies and organizations which are a part thereof; or

• Is authorized to perform the ministerial or priestly functions of a religious denomination having a bona

fide organization within the U.S. or is engaged solely as a missionary by a religious denomination or by

an interdenominational mission organization having a bona fide organization within the U.S.; and

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