Has anybody here expedited their citizenship with being the spouse of a USC expat who has been moved abroad (non military). I believe through 319b.

[Family 3,988]

1 minute ago, Iscir said:

Not true. Expedited citizenship through 319(b) means that you can apply earlier that you would if you followed the normal process. You literally can apply the same day you become a LPR, no I-751 needed unless the applicants green card will expire within the next 90 days. Many of us have naturalized this way.

I must apologize and ask that you provide help to OP . 

[Crazy Cat 41,814]

17 hours ago, Family said:

You have to first  get past I-751 Removal of Conditions and that you can only file after 18 months from date on your green card. 

90 days prior to the expiration date on the conditional Green Card is the very earliest a person can file an I-751 package.  That is 2 years minus 90 days from the resident since date on the conditional green card.

Edited April 3, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[jan22 3,049]

There is a great deal of misinformation in the responses here.

 

OP, if you meet the requirements for expeditious naturalization outlined in https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-g-chapter-4 -- which, based on the general information you provided here about the company your spouse works for, you could -- go for it!  My only question would be whether your spouse meets the "regularly stationed abroad" criteria, so urge you to take another look at that aspect of the requirements.  If so, no need to meet normal resideny requirements or wait two years until you remove condtions.  You can go straight to the N-400.

 

Good luck!

[Crazy Cat 41,814]

20 minutes ago, jan22 said:

There is a great deal of misinformation in the responses here.

 

OP, if you meet the requirements for expeditious naturalization outlined in https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-g-chapter-4 -- which, based on the general information you provided here about the company your spouse works for, you could -- go for it!  My only question would be whether your spouse meets the "regularly stationed abroad" criteria, so urge you to take another look at that aspect of the requirements.  If so, no need to meet normal resideny requirements or wait two years until you remove condtions.  You can go straight to the N-400.

 

Good luck!

Thanks.  I mistyped my comment....corrected it now.   

[Coco8 1,042]

OP

 

Get your wife to negotiate a lot of flights for you and her back to the US so that you come and go as you need to without having to pay for them.

[mrbtx 7]

Just now, Coco8 said:

OP

 

Get your wife to negotiate a lot of flights for you and her back to the US so that you come and go as you need to without having to pay for them.

Hi, do you mean to not apply for a re-entry or expedited citizenshio, and just return back and forth every 2 months or so?

 

We get 2 return business class flights per year.

[Coco8 1,042]

Just now, mrbtx said:

Hi, do you mean to not apply for a re-entry or expedited citizenshio, and just return back and forth every 2 months or so?

 

We get 2 return business class flights per year.

You cannot expedite citizenship. You just got your green card. You'll need special reentry paperwork to be abroad without losing your green card.

 

No, you don't have to come back every 2 months, but you do want to come back and stay in the US for a bit.

 

 

[mrbtx 7]

5 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

You cannot expedite citizenship. You just got your green card. You'll need special reentry paperwork to be abroad without losing your green card.

 

No, you don't have to come back every 2 months, but you do want to come back and stay in the US for a bit.

 

 

You can expedite it - There are examples above where people have done it, where spouses were USC Expats. 

I am planning on filing for re-entry and also expedited anyway - Worse case, I will do what you mention, which is travel back and forth more frequently and stay here for a few weeks at a time. 

[Iscir 295]

23 minutes ago, mrbtx said:

You can expedite it - There are examples above where people have done it, where spouses were USC Expats. 

I am planning on filing for re-entry and also expedited anyway - Worse case, I will do what you mention, which is travel back and forth more frequently and stay here for a few weeks at a time. 

When will you be leaving the US? If you apply asap you may not need to file for the reentry permit. I recommend interviewing at the Washington DC field office if you can, as they handle a lot of these types of applications and they may be able to help you naturalize before you leave the US, especially since you can take the oath there the same week you have your interview. Other field offices could expedite the process for you but if they haven’t had many of these cases they may be slow. 
 

unfortunately I am not sure if you would need the re entry permit if you leave as a permanent resident. I know for military you don’t need it as long as your name is on your spouses military orders, but I don’t know about other cases.