Naturalization of Military Spouse

[natty 0]

Hi HappyOne and fussycathy As far as I know(I might be wrong just read on USCIS link which is I give you later) if you have greencard in you hand, and you are you living with your husband abroad you can apply right away. Read more info in this at Who Is Eligible for Naturalization? from Page 17-22 here http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/M-476.pdf

• If you are at least 18 years old and:

Are the spouse of a U.S. citizen who is one of the following:

• A member of the U.S. Armed Forces;

• An employee or an individual under contract to the U.S.

Government;

• An employee of an American institution of research

recognized by the Attorney General;

• An employee of an American-owned firm or corporation

engaged in the development of foreign trade and commerce

for the United States;

• An employee of a public international organization of which

the United States is a member by law or treaty; or

• A person who performs ministerial or priestly functions for a

religious denomination or an interdenominational

organization with a valid presence in the United States

and You will be proceeding to join your spouse whose work

abroad under orders of the qualifying employer will

continue for at least 1 year after the date you will be

naturalized. Form N-400 should be filed prior to departing.

[Schatzi 0]

Hi HappyOne and fussycathy As far as I know(I might be wrong just read on USCIS link which is I give you later) if you have greencard in you hand, and you are you living with your husband abroad you can apply right away. Read more info in this at Who Is Eligible for Naturalization? from Page 17-22 here http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/M-476.pdf

• If you are at least 18 years old and:

Are the spouse of a U.S. citizen who is one of the following:

• A member of the U.S. Armed Forces;

• An employee or an individual under contract to the U.S.

Government;

• An employee of an American institution of research

recognized by the Attorney General;

• An employee of an American-owned firm or corporation

engaged in the development of foreign trade and commerce

for the United States;

• An employee of a public international organization of which

the United States is a member by law or treaty; or

• A person who performs ministerial or priestly functions for a

religious denomination or an interdenominational

organization with a valid presence in the United States

and You will be proceeding to join your spouse whose work

abroad under orders of the qualifying employer will

continue for at least 1 year after the date you will be

naturalized. Form N-400 should be filed prior to departing.

Yes thank you for your reply. I maybe eligible but I am already here abroad. My question here is whether or not I can file from Germany and will my application still be accepted eventhough I have already joined my hubby here in Germany? Could I file it ASAP or wait until he gets his deployment orders? Because I read somewhere that I need to file it before I leave the US..

[natty 0]

Yes, you can apply right now if you are in the Germny with your husband. Follow what I gave you on that link! (Sorry for reply late)

[Ngoc-Anh 1]

@natty: thank you for your reply. That was what I thought. Therefore I contacted USCIS to get the confirmation (due to the fact I want to apply for keeping my german citizenship with the german embassy which takes a while for approval and the approval is only valid for 2 years). The operator on the phone told me that there are no exception for military spouses, unless we met the required circumstances (what the circumstances are, she could not tell me). So that was why I even

did not bother about that any longer because I do not want to spend a few hundred dollars on the german embassy and waste it in case I do not meet the requirement for naturalization.

It is sad that nobody from USCIS can give you the answer according to their guide.

But again thank you very much!!

[Cali Gal CPA 0]

Expeditious naturalization for PR/CPR spouses applies when your husband receives his official orders to move to a foreign base. You have to be included on his orders. The application is usually lodged after the orders are received and before departure overseas, but NO EARLIER THAN 90 days before the intended departure date. For example, if your scheduled to depart on Dec. 1 to your husband's foreign base, you would have to have filed the N-400 application on or after Sept. 1 while you are still in the US.

For those of you who are already overseas, you can still file N-400 in the Service Center that has jurisdiction over your Home State. However, your Active Duty Spouse's foreign assignment should be at least 12 months on his current overseas base. The N-400 for military spouses cannot be adjudicated overseas, so be prepared to fly back to the US for the interview and oath.

Good Luck!

[jodee 30]

Expeditious naturalization for PR/CPR spouses applies when your husband receives his official orders to move to a foreign base. You have to be included on his orders. The application is usually lodged after the orders are received and before departure overseas, but NO EARLIER THAN 90 days before the intended departure date. For example, if your scheduled to depart on Dec. 1 to your husband's foreign base, you would have to have filed the N-400 application on or after Sept. 1 while you are still in the US.

For those of you who are already overseas, you can still file N-400 in the Service Center that has jurisdiction over your Home State. However, your Active Duty Spouse's foreign assignment should be at least 12 months on his current overseas base. The N-400 for military spouses cannot be adjudicated overseas, so be prepared to fly back to the US for the interview and oath.

Good Luck!

Thats basically what I said and have said everytime that question is asked in this forum. It has been asked on more than one occasion. Except I said you must go back stateside to lodge it,..But the point is, it must be lodged with the relevant stateside service centre associated with your resident state,whether you mail it there or you mail it while your stateside and you do indeed need to go back stateside for interview and oath.

I think the people just dont like the answer they are hearing , and dont want to do the research themselves, and would rather have other people do it, hoping that the answer that they want is going to pop up.

I even went so far to find the ruling in the INA laws and guidelines once, but that was taken with a grain of salt.

[Ngoc-Anh 1]

Expeditious naturalization for PR/CPR spouses applies when your husband receives his official orders to move to a foreign base. You have to be included on his orders. The application is usually lodged after the orders are received and before departure overseas, but NO EARLIER THAN 90 days before the intended departure date. For example, if your scheduled to depart on Dec. 1 to your husband's foreign base, you would have to have filed the N-400 application on or after Sept. 1 while you are still in the US.

For those of you who are already overseas, you can still file N-400 in the Service Center that has jurisdiction over your Home State. However, your Active Duty Spouse's foreign assignment should be at least 12 months on his current overseas base. The N-400 for military spouses cannot be adjudicated overseas, so be prepared to fly back to the US for the interview and oath.

Good Luck!

Thats basically what I said and have said everytime that question is asked in this forum. It has been asked on more than one occasion. Except I said you must go back stateside to lodge it,..But the point is, it must be lodged with the relevant stateside service centre associated with your resident state,whether you mail it there or you mail it while your stateside and you do indeed need to go back stateside for interview and oath.

I think the people just dont like the answer they are hearing , and dont want to do the research themselves, and would rather have other people do it, hoping that the answer that they want is going to pop up.

I even went so far to find the ruling in the INA laws and guidelines once, but that was taken with a grain of salt.

Sorry that you might get the impression that I or some others are not taking your information for right. I am really thankful for that but since I know that rules changes quite often and in my situation there is another application (to keep my current citizenship) necessary I need to double check to make sure not for wasting the money on that if I cannot apply for the US Citizenship.

I thank you all soooo much for all your inputs on this topic. Each single one is a big help for me!

[Cali Gal CPA 0]

Expeditious naturalization for PR/CPR spouses applies when your husband receives his official orders to move to a foreign base. You have to be included on his orders. The application is usually lodged after the orders are received and before departure overseas, but NO EARLIER THAN 90 days before the intended departure date. For example, if your scheduled to depart on Dec. 1 to your husband's foreign base, you would have to have filed the N-400 application on or after Sept. 1 while you are still in the US.

For those of you who are already overseas, you can still file N-400 in the Service Center that has jurisdiction over your Home State. However, your Active Duty Spouse's foreign assignment should be at least 12 months on his current overseas base. The N-400 for military spouses cannot be adjudicated overseas, so be prepared to fly back to the US for the interview and oath.

Good Luck!

Thats basically what I said and have said everytime that question is asked in this forum. It has been asked on more than one occasion. Except I said you must go back stateside to lodge it,..But the point is, it must be lodged with the relevant stateside service centre associated with your resident state,whether you mail it there or you mail it while your stateside and you do indeed need to go back stateside for interview and oath.

I think the people just dont like the answer they are hearing , and dont want to do the research themselves, and would rather have other people do it, hoping that the answer that they want is going to pop up.

I even went so far to find the ruling in the INA laws and guidelines once, but that was taken with a grain of salt.

I hear you Jodee.

I didn't know the provision under Section 319B either, all I was told was "IT CAN BE DONE", and that was it. All I needed was the IDEA that it is possible, so I went online and researched the INA, DOD and Dept. of State website. I read through the specific INA interpretations, memorandum, and clauses all night before assembling the packet.

I think folks here are getting more information than I did when I was starting the process, and this is good because now they don't have to dig for that information like we did.

[Schatzi 0]

Yes I agree with HappyOne that all the help we get here is GREATLY appreciated. It's just that we need constant updates from time to time. We all know that USCIS guidelines changes every so often. We do constant researching too but some guidelines and rules are too vague. Like in my situation - I am already here in Germany so I asked if I am still eligible to file even if I already left the U.S. because it is clearly stated in the Naturalization handbook that the N-400 must be filed BEFORE departure. Did it ever occur to any of you that it might be confusing for people like me who has not done it yet? We also just want to know if there are any people here in similar situations as well. That's all. I am terribly sorry if you think otherwise. That's why this is a forum because people share experiences and learn from one another. Please do not get the wrong idea. THANKS for replying CITIZENOFTHEWORLD! and Thanks too JODEE!