TouristThe
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I'm an American citizen, my wife is an Italian citizen, and we have a dual citizen three year old son (American & Italian).
We were married in Italy, where we reside, and have been married since mid-2008.
My wife serves in the Italian armed forces. She would like to take an official leave of absence from her military career, leaving it in standby, while we attempt to establish ourselves in the U.S. Obviouslly, leaving her job in standby would give us a chance to return to a secure and steady income in Italy if everything goes up in flames.
I've scoured the internet for details about how she must behave in this case, but I can only find information relative to American military personnel married to foreign nationals, and nothing regarding Americans married to foreign nationals serving in their respective countries armed forces.
Since she will be arriving eventually on a immigrant visa, but will not be applying for American citizenship until several years later, can she maintain her leave of absence, or in applying for the IR-1 will they insist she present her resignation and end her military career. The leave of absence expires after one year so were things not to work out we'd have to relocate back to Italy within one year or she no longer be in the Italian military anyway.
I'm happy to provide further clarification. Thanks in advance for your help!!!!!
We were married in Italy, where we reside, and have been married since mid-2008.
My wife serves in the Italian armed forces. She would like to take an official leave of absence from her military career, leaving it in standby, while we attempt to establish ourselves in the U.S. Obviouslly, leaving her job in standby would give us a chance to return to a secure and steady income in Italy if everything goes up in flames.
I've scoured the internet for details about how she must behave in this case, but I can only find information relative to American military personnel married to foreign nationals, and nothing regarding Americans married to foreign nationals serving in their respective countries armed forces.
Since she will be arriving eventually on a immigrant visa, but will not be applying for American citizenship until several years later, can she maintain her leave of absence, or in applying for the IR-1 will they insist she present her resignation and end her military career. The leave of absence expires after one year so were things not to work out we'd have to relocate back to Italy within one year or she no longer be in the Italian military anyway.
I'm happy to provide further clarification. Thanks in advance for your help!!!!!