Persons living in marital union with United States citizen spouse.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 8

(a) (1) Has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; (2) Has resided continuously within the United States, as defined under § 316.5 of this chapter, for a period of at least three years after having been lawfully admitted for permanent residence; (3) Has been living in marital union with the citizen spouse for the three years preceding the date of examination on the application, and the spouse has been a United States citizen for the duration of that three year period; (4) Has been physically present in the United States for periods totaling at least 18 months; (5) Has resided, as defined in § 316.5 of this chapter, for at least 3 months immediately preceding the filing of the application, or immediately preceding the examination on the application if the application was filed early pursuant to section 334(a) of the Act and the three month period falls within the required period of residence under section 316(a) or 319(a) of the Act, in the State or Service district having jurisdiction over the alien's actual place of residence; (6) Has resided continuously within the United States from the date of application for naturalization until the time of admission to citizenship; (7) For all relevant periods under this paragraph, has been and continues to be a person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and favorably disposed toward the good order and happiness of the United States; and (8) Has comp

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 8:§ 319.1