after AOS is complete can my wife keep the citizenshp from her country

[Jaysongalv 0]

after AOS is complete can my wife keep the citizenshp from her country in case she wants to move back there in the future with me, say like 2 or 5 years. Im just wondering because she keeps asking me. thanks

[didopage 337]

Ok, so from my previous post, I understand now that you missed a point. I repeat, AOS is NOT a naturalization process.

Your wife doesn't become a US citizen when her AOS is approved. She will become a "US resident", which is different. In order to become a US citizen, she has to be a permanent resident for a least 3 years (if still married to you). This is a different process/application and it's not automatic. She will have to apply for it if she wants to become a citizen.

Her wife has to look into her home-country rules, and see if they allow dual-citizenship.

Edited July 1, 2013 by didopage

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

It is critical to know that your wife will NOT be a citizen when her AOS is complete. If you ever claim that she is a citizen when she is not, or if she claims it, then she will be banned from this country forever will no chance for amnesty.

From all of your topics, I suggest you get a lawyer.

[Jaysongalv 0]

It is critical to know that your wife will NOT be a citizen when her AOS is complete. If you ever claim that she is a citizen when she is not, or if she claims it, then she will be banned from this country forever will no chance for amnesty.

From all of your topics, I suggest you get a lawyer.

there's no need we're done with all the forms, she was just nervous about loosing the citizenship from her own country. she wants to only be a resident here. thank you for all your help you've answered my questions

Edited July 1, 2013 by Jaysongalv

[Darnell 8,478]

can she maintain her citizenship in Lithuania after receiving her first USA greencard?

Absolutely !

How? Keep her passport current. Once it expires, she has a lot of pain and suffering for getting a new one. If she renews it before it expires, is much less pain and suffering.

Query - what makes you think she would lose her citizenship in Lithuania once she's obtained a USA greencard?

[Jaysongalv 0]

can she maintain her citizenship in Lithuania after receiving her first USA greencard?

Absolutely !

How? Keep her passport current. Once it expires, she has a lot of pain and suffering for getting a new one. If she renews it before it expires, is much less pain and suffering.

Query - what makes you think she would lose her citizenship in Lithuania once she's obtained a USA greencard?

her current passport from lithuania is fine? it expires in 2021 can she still use it to travel to her country even though it has her last name she used before she married. and when its time to renew it in many years does she need to renew it with her new last name and can she renew it in the usa?

p.s. she was so happy to read this she jumped for joy

[didopage 337]

She is a citizen of Lithuania, so if she wants to travel, she will keep doing it using her lithuanian passport. Because that's the only passport she has. She may need a visa to travel to some countries, as required for any lithuanian citizen.

Again, she is not going to be a US citizen and she should NEVER claim to be one (or unless she applies for naturalization and become one, for sure).

No problem using her passport with her maiden name. But when she will seek entry back to the US, she should have her green card and a copy of your marriage certificate with her, in case the control border officer asks why her name on her green card is different than her name on her passport.

She should also always book her plane tickets with the name on her passport.

She should also inquire about her closest Lithuanian consulate in the US to see how to renew her passport later. Best is to renew it with her married name.

[didopage 337]

I want to add that a green card is NOT a passport. Being a resident is way different than being a citizen. Her green card will show that she is admitted to work legally in the US, and that she can be admitted back to the US without a visa after the temporary travel out of the country.

As a resident, she can't vote to the US elections, also.

I strongly suggest that you read about the rights and responsibilities of a US permanent resident as opposite to the ones of a US citizen. It is very important to know if you don't want to make any mistakes which could result in losing her permanent residency status.

[CaroSL 68]

her current passport from lithuania is fine? it expires in 2021 can she still use it to travel to her country even though it has her last name she used before she married. and when its time to renew it in many years does she need to renew it with her new last name and can she renew it in the usa?

p.s. she was so happy to read this she jumped for joy

That depends of the rules in Lithuania. In France, it is just an option to add the married name and maiden name always stays on the passport. So check the rules in lituania

The best is to change her name to her married name or add her married name on the passport, so it is the same as on her GC. (She will have to show both her passport and GC when she reenters the US)

On the immigrants rights and responsibilities: http://www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/M-618.pdf Your wife, and you, should review page 7 to 18 carefully.