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Hello,

 

I would like to apply for naturalization early (319b), because I will accompany my husband on an overseas assignment. We just got orders today, and will have to move in June. 

Currently waiting for an interview appointment for the adjustment of status (which I will try to get expedited with the orders). 

I am searching for others, who have been able to get their naturalization early and would like to share their experience. I would really appreciate your stories! I am from Germany, and have read that I need to get a document from a German authority in order to keep my German citizenship. 

Any Germans here, who would like to share their experience with the process?

 

Thanks in advance for any replies!

 

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1 hour ago, Leah88 said:

Hello,

 

I would like to apply for naturalization early (319b), because I will accompany my husband on an overseas assignment. We just got orders today, and will have to move in June. 

Currently waiting for an interview appointment for the adjustment of status (which I will try to get expedited with the orders). 

I am searching for others, who have been able to get their naturalization early and would like to share their experience. I would really appreciate your stories! I am from Germany, and have read that I need to get a document from a German authority in order to keep my German citizenship. 

Any Germans here, who would like to share their experience with the process?

 

Thanks in advance for any replies!

Well there are a couple threads on this sub about getting expedited naturalization due to deployment orders. As long as you are actually on the orders for the OCONUS deployment then you will be able to get everything expedited. First thing tomorrow I would call the USCIS about getting your AOS expedited then once you get the GC you can file for your expedited Naturalization. 

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I’m not from Germany, but have my fair share of German expat friends who are either in the process of naturalizing or have done so already. If you want to keep your German citizenship, you have to apply for a so-called “Beibehaltungsgenehmigung”, a “retention permit” for your citizenship.  Processing times for that are 12-18 months at the moment; I have a friend who just got hers approved after 13.5 months of processing.  You need that permit on paper in hand before you take the oath; otherwise, you will automatically lose your German citizenship.  The permit stays valid for 2 years, so I would apply for that first while figuring out what exactly you need to become a U.S. citizen.  There is a portal (a kind of subforum) for Germany as well; maybe you’ll also find more answers there. 
I hope everything will work out for you and your husband! 

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Germany
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Thank you, I did! Hopefully I will get the expedite! Yes, I have seen the posts, but I was still looking for people (maybe with more recent experiences). The military stuff is quite complicated to me still. Thank you so much for your comment!

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Germany
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On 3/29/2021 at 11:01 PM, CMJuilland said:

I’m not from Germany, but have my fair share of German expat friends who are either in the process of naturalizing or have done so already. If you want to keep your German citizenship, you have to apply for a so-called “Beibehaltungsgenehmigung”, a “retention permit” for your citizenship.  Processing times for that are 12-18 months at the moment; I have a friend who just got hers approved after 13.5 months of processing.  You need that permit on paper in hand before you take the oath; otherwise, you will automatically lose your German citizenship.  The permit stays valid for 2 years, so I would apply for that first while figuring out what exactly you need to become a U.S. citizen.  There is a portal (a kind of subforum) for Germany as well; maybe you’ll also find more answers there. 
I hope everything will work out for you and your husband! 

Thnak you for your comment! Yes I have heard about the document, and contacted the consulat to ask about it. Seems like it is another huge bureaucratic nightmare, unsure if I want to slide down that rabbit whole. At this point, I would love to just be done with immigration forever, idk if I need my German citizenship all that much, but it would surely be better to keep it.. I hate the paperwork more than anything. Thank you for your reply, and I do wish you all the best as well! 

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I would be quite impressed if you can make it happen to get the papers from Germany in time. I can't imagine that they care about your situation. You might want to look into how to get the German one back after loosing it. It's possible and at least you'll be in Germany to deal with it 😉

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@Letspaintcookies my thoughts exactly...it might even be easier to get it back than to apply for it from what I have read. Apparently it took a year to apply for it (from the US) before covid, so it probably takes 10 years now haha. If you apply for it within Germany its a simpler and faster process.

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If you are going to be stationed in Germany, you could apply for the BBG via the Landamt wherever you reside. Friends of mine did it in Germany despite tribal knowledge arguing it isn’t worth your time. I did mine through the Consulate in LA and it took exactly 12 month to the day.

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