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Ok, this is not an active duty question because I got out 6 years ago. I do have a question for people living and stationed overseas whose spouses are Immigrants. I am thinking about taking a job in Bahrain working for the Navy as a DOD Civilian, and I was wondering if anyone has any experience in this while their spouse is still a Immigrant with her greencard?

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check this out http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo/c23169.htm#Naturalization

Naturalization

Q: Does the Department of State require spouses to become U.S. citizens?
A: No, not any longer.

Q: Does the Department offer help to spouses who wish to naturalize?

A: Yes. The Family Liaison Office assists Department of State family members eligible for expeditious naturalization under Section 319(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which exempts certain spouses of U.S. Government employees from the otherwise-applicable residence and physical presence requirements of naturalization. (Naturalization under Section 319(b) does not exempt applicants from other requirements of naturalization, such as good moral character, knowledge of United States history and government, and English language skills.) For a Department employee's spouse to qualify under Section 319(b), the employee must be a U.S. citizen "regularly stationed abroad" as part of his or her employment. The U.S. citizen employee must have been paneled for an overseas posting or be serving on an overseas assignment that is at least one year long. Additionally, the applicant must have Lawful Permanent Resident Alien (LPR) status and must be in the United States at the time of naturalization. The applicant must make a good faith declaration of intent to take up residence within the United States immediately upon the termination of employment abroad by the U.S. citizen spouse. For more details on the application process, visit our Naturalization page and read FLO's Guidelines for Expeditious Naturalization.

Q: How long does the expeditious naturalization process take?
A: Once the completed paperwork has been submitted to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) through FLO, the process takes on average five months.

Q: Why is this process called "expeditious?" The applicant still has to wait on average five months and the procedure is cumbersome.
A: The term "expeditious" refers to the fact that an applicant eligible for naturalization under Section 319(b) is not required to satisfy the normal three-year residency requirement generally applicable to applicants with U.S. citizen spouses. Many foreign-born spouses are newly married, have never lived in the United States and, because of overseas assignment, may have difficulty meeting the continuous three year residency requirement.

I came across this when I was googling the requirements for my wife to become a US citizen, as I am a DoD USG Civilian I have been applying for positions in a couple of locations, as I understand the 319(b) my wife's wait time of three years would be waived, not my wife just got her permanent residence notification on 10/3/15 and her green card / permanent residence card today. so it would work out perfect for us.

 
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