Active duty service member- new naturalization regulation

[540540 0]

My husband and I are in a difficult situation with the military and the naturalization process.

 

He enlisted February 2017 and was promised citizenship after basic training. He was supposed to receive it in October but his command wouldn't allow him to travel to Houston for the ceremony and they made him transfer it to our current duty station. Since then, the government has changed regulations which requires an O-6 or above to sign his N-426 form and more department defense checks.

 

His command is making it impossible to get the form signed. We are trying everything but they won't send it up the chain of command. This has been happening for a month now.

 

I'm worried because during this time period his conditional green card expired so now we are left without a green card or citizenship. Before it expired I contacted USCIS and they said we didn't need to renew because he had a "change in status". I'm regretting this decision and I don't know what to do?!?!

 

Please help! Can we try to get a green card now just to feel secure or is there anything we can do?

 

We can't be the only family in this nightmare.

[Kastrs 723]

I would apply for RoC and include an explanation of why you are filing late

[Miew-Miew 9]

Normally, I wouldn't recommend this but this sentence gives me reason "His command is making it impossible to get the form signed. We are trying everything but they won't send it up the chain of command."  I don't know the whole story obviously, but I'd go make an inquiry at the IG office (you do NOT need chain of command permission to go to the IG) and let them hash it out following an investigation as to why your CoC is holding you up (Be prepared for the other side of the story; however, if there is one...)

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

On ‎1‎/‎17‎/‎2018 at 10:33 AM, 540540 said:

My husband and I are in a difficult situation with the military and the naturalization process.

 

He enlisted February 2017 and was promised citizenship after basic training. He was supposed to receive it in October but his command wouldn't allow him to travel to Houston for the ceremony and they made him transfer it to our current duty station. Since then, the government has changed regulations which requires an O-6 or above to sign his N-426 form and more department defense checks.

 

His command is making it impossible to get the form signed. We are trying everything but they won't send it up the chain of command. This has been happening for a month now.

 

I'm worried because during this time period his conditional green card expired so now we are left without a green card or citizenship. Before it expired I contacted USCIS and they said we didn't need to renew because he had a "change in status". I'm regretting this decision and I don't know what to do?!?!

 

Please help! Can we try to get a green card now just to feel secure or is there anything we can do?

 

We can't be the only family in this nightmare.

How is he as a soldier overall? I can see them doing this if he isn't a good soldier. Sorry just asking.

[540540 0]

Update on the situation:  After 2 months we got the form signed because his SSG had connections. For some reason his brigade wouldn't send it up the chain of command and we found out that there are other soldiers trying to go through the same process. They are having the same issues because the brigade doesn't recognize that the laws have changed I guess.

In the original post, I was kinda freaking out cause my husband thought his green card was expired but he was mistaken. When I actually looked at it, I couldn't believe it.

 

Now we are waiting for the next hoop we have to jump. The form was sent to Washington to get approved and we aren't sure what will happen next...