Naturalization of Foreign-Born Spouses
GCLO liaises with the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on naturalization cases for foreign-born spouses of Department of State 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).
- 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 .
- Please note that 319(b) naturalization assistance is limited to Department of State spouses.
- Other agency spouses should contact their respective Human Resource offices for possible assistance with 319(b) naturalization.
- GCLO maintains contacts with other agencies who assist spouses with the 319(b) process.
- For contact information or to request assistance, email: GCLOAskNaturalization@state.gov.