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Doesn’t get any clearer than that! 👌🏾👌🏾 Thank you!! I will have the plan be to try for an emergency passport as you suggested and see about extending the length of our trip if needed.

Thank you for replying so quickly! I'm getting conflicting information from another military spouse who was in the same position. They left the US (territory) and returned to where they were stationed and applied for their passport on the military base overseas. This is something I would easily be able to do when we return to the UK, but I’m getting from you that I shouldn’t do that and I should wait for my US passport before leaving the country? So confused 🤷🏾‍♀️😞

Hi I think I know the answer to the questions but would appreciate confirmation from anyone with a similar experience. I am currently on overseas orders with my husband and with the help of my congressman, I was able to get a naturalisation interview and same day oath ceremony. We don’t live in the states and were told we would need to be stateside for the interview and process for the span of 1 week. That’s the trip that has been booked for next month, but now I have concerns. Questions are as follows: 1. What can I expect after the interview and oath ceremony as far as relinquishing my green card? 2. Do I have a choice to keep it and apply for my US passport when we return to the UK where we are currently stationed or will I have to remain in the US until my passport is issued? Sorry if this belongs in the Military thread.. it is but also isn’t specifically military related. thank you!

Back here just to update and say I751 was approved without anyone so much as asking a question - no interview and only a few months waiting, maybe three?! N400 is still pending, but with an extension of my husband’s overseas orders, I wrote our congressman last month and with his help my interview has been scheduled for this coming February(!) stateside as expected because I applied under the 319(b) exception. Although, by the time February comes, I’ll be eligible under the 3 year rule. Time to keep studying 😊 Thanks as ever for the help from everyone!!

That sounds reassuring, thanks! First step is letting the state know we’re not there anymore, my husband keeps getting notifications about his car even though we and it haven’t been in Virginia since 2022

Sure do! I report my UK income and savings each year as appropriate. My husband and I file jointly each year.

Nope, his home state is Kansas. He pays his state taxes. We only lived together in Virginia for 3 months maximum together before getting overseas orders. I got my 10 year green card this year.

Hello! Spouse of an active duty service member currently stationed overseas in the UK. When I received my conditional green card, we were residing in Virginia. We have filed taxes jointly without issue since being married and living together. Today, the thought crossed our minds whether I am liable to be paying Virginia state tax since my husband still pays tax in his home state. For context, I am a UK citizen and do also pay taxes on income here. Any help or advice appreciated, thanks!!

Seems it's that time again for me after successfully navigating the mayhem of USCIS, the NVA and US Embassy in London to obtain my CR1 visa and subsequent conditional green card, I'm back to get support from everyone's expertise here. Will try to keep my questions succinct and provide some background first. My husband, the USC is active duty Air Force, we have been married for 3 years. We applied for CR1 almost immediately after our wedding with the intention of me moving to join him in Virginia, all was successful and I got my green card in the mail (waiting for me) when I arrived on 28 Feb 2021. Husband then received overseas orders (for England of all places!) 13 March 2021 and we moved back to the UK on 1 May 2021. We have been here in the UK ever since. My conditional green card is set to expire Feb 2023 so of course I've been reading and we were all set to do our I751application because I thought I had to be a LPR for 3 years minimum before applying for naturalisation, but today I'm reading differently! Questions are as follows, please: 1. I think I qualify for naturalisation under 319(b) provision, we're on overseas orders until May 2024, does that mean I qualify? (From: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-i-chapter-9) 319(b) Must be LPR but no specified period of residence or physical presence is required Must complete interview and oath in United States 2. Do I still have to apply for I751 to remove conditions if applying for N400 if I do qualify under 319(b) provision? If so, should I be applying at the same time? 3. Provision states that interview and oath ceremony must take place stateside - not a huge problem, but would it have to be me + husband? 4.I have also read under Section 4. this excerpt: The overseas naturalization provisions allows such an LPR spouse to apply for naturalization from abroad and complete any procedure relating to his or her application for naturalization while residing abroad.[28] Does that mean I could go through naturalisation without having to head back stateside? Has anyone known or been able to confirm this? Everyone has always been so helpful so always a big thanks from me any support anyone can offer