Naturalization of Foreign-Born Spouses
GCLO acts as liaison with the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in naturalization cases for foreign-born spouses of Department of State Foreign Service employees.
Requirements andEligibility
Important Information Regarding Expeditious Naturalization
- The processing time and adjudication is under the sole authority of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Visit the USCIS homepage for updates.
- Please note that 319(b) naturalization assistance is limited to only Department of State spouses.
- Other agency spouses should contact their respective Human Resource offices for possible assistance with 319(b) naturalization.
- Read the Code of Federal Regulation Chapter 8 Section 1430: Married persons and employees of certain nonprofit organizations and INA Section §319.2 Person whose United States citizen spouse is employed abroad .
- For more information contact: GCLOAskNaturalization@state.gov.
