Faster way to get a citizenship?

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galapagos

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Guys, does anyone know something about getting citizenship without waiting 3 years if you're married with a US citizen? I've listed criteria below..

its on uscis.gov/files/article/chapter4.pdf page 4 in pdf manual



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
 
The USC spouse has to meet one of those criteria and be sent on a foreign assignment of at least one year, and the permanent resident spouse must join the USC abroad.

Another way to get it without waiting 3 years is to join the US military yourself. Once deployed into active duty, you become immediately eligible regardless of how many years you have been a permanent resident.
 
thanks a lot Jackolantern.. I've read this article.. tell me if I understood it. I'll bring example:

US citizen spouse goes to work abroad at a US company that is connected with that company abroad, for example: US Company A that has a daughter company B in Austria. In this case a spouse of this US citizen who's permanent resident on condition can file for citizenship rigth away.. Is this how I should understand it?

Jackolantern said:
Here are some more details of expedited citizenship under section 319(b): ilw.com/articles/2006,0525-mehta.shtm
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Use the "Thread Tools" link near the top of this page to move the thread to the US Citizenship section, then we can continue the discussion and more people who know about the 319(b) rule will also notice the thread.
 
galapagos said:
US citizen spouse goes to work abroad at a US company that is connected with that company abroad, for example: US Company A that has a daughter company B in Austria. In this case a spouse of this US citizen who's permanent resident on condition can file for citizenship rigth away.. Is this how I should understand it?
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Yes, but don't forget the requirement that the foreign assignment must be at least one year, and bear in mind that what USCIS considers to be "an American-owned firm or corporation engaged in the development of foreign trade and commerce for the United States" may not agree with your idea of it. Unfortunately there is no straightforward definition of that. Big corporations these days have so many multinational ties that it's hard to know whether a given company would qualify as "American owned" without actually applying and seeing what USCIS decides, although an experienced immigration lawyer can probably make a good prediction based on the details of the company.
 
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I don't see why working for the US government would make it faster. It would just make it simpler, because you wouldn't have to gather a stack of corporate papers to prove "an American-owned firm or corporation engaged in the development of foreign trade and commerce for the United States". But then you still need the government agency to send you abroad for at least a year (or send your spouse abroad for a year, if your spouse is the US citizen and you are the permanent resident).
 
galapagos said:
hm I see.. Do you know of any ways to remove condition faster than 2 years?
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(1) obtain citizenship via a fast-track route like 319(b) or military service
(2) if the GC interview occurred on or after the 2-year marriage anniversary, it means USCIS should have issued a 10-year green card, and you can file I-90 ASAP to get it changed to a 10-year card.
 
Jack, thank you for your reply.. If I'll work for Department of Defence , do you think it'll help to seep up my citizenship application?

Jackolantern said:
(1) obtain citizenship via a fast-track route like 319(b) or military service
(2) if the GC interview occurred on or after the 2-year marriage anniversary, it means USCIS should have issued a 10-year green card, and you can file I-90 ASAP to get it changed to a 10-year card.
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There are two issues to discuss:

1. Get citizenship faster than the usual 3 years or 5 years. For this, you need to be in the US military and deployed into active duty or serve one year in the military (active duty not required if you've served 1 year), or have a USC spouse who works abroad for a year for a qualified employer under 319(b), and you accompany your USC spouse. You personally working for that employer will not make you eligible for this; the USC spouse is the one who needs to work for them.

or

2. Work abroad for a long time (over 6 months) and still have that time accumulate towards the required 3 years or 5 years of residence. That would involve getting an N-470. This just prevents your citizenship eligibility from being delayed because of the time spent overseas, it doesn't speed up your eligibility time to anything before 3 years or 5 years.

Working abroad for the DoD would only let you benefit from #2, unless it is a military position that lets you benefit from #1.
 
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thanks Jack.. You always mention active duty.. I spoke with Army reserves and they said that they also speed up the naturalization process, a guy said takes about 3 months
 
Three or four months of processing is the normal processing time nowadays. I don't think your comment applies to being able to apply for citizenship sooner.
 
galapagos said:
thanks Jack.. You always mention active duty.. I spoke with Army reserves and they said that they also speed up the naturalization process, a guy said takes about 3 months
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I was referring to speeding up your eligibility to apply in the first place, not speeding up the process after you apply. You have to serve in active duty to be able to apply instantly based on your military service.
 
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Jackolantern said:
I was referring to speeding up your eligibility to apply in the first place, not speeding up the process after you apply. You have to serve in active duty to benefit from the earlier eligibility date (i.e. earlier than the standard 3 or 5 years) based on your military service.
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Jack, reserves do the same things for green card holders as active duty does
 
Active duty is required to be eligible to apply immediately. However, to correct one of my above statements, if you have served in the military for at least 1 year and are a permanent resident you don't need active duty to apply after the end of that 1 year.

See the Guide To Naturalization, Table of Eligibility Requirements. www.uscis.gov/files/article/M-476.pdf
 
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galapagos, it would help if you could give some details on why you need it in such a hurry, travel plans, divorce plans, scam plans ;)
 
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