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Actually, the code that more accurately applies to us appears to be:

(B) Any person,

(1) whose spouse is

(A) a citizen of the United States,

(B) in the employment of the Government of the United States, or of an American institution of research recognized as such by the Attorney General, or of an American firm or corporation engaged in whole or in part in the development of foreign trade and commerce of the United States, or a subsidiary thereof, or of a public international organization in which the United States participates by treaty or statute, or is authorized to perform the ministerial or priestly functions of a religious denomination having a bona fide organization within the United States, or is engaged solely as a missionary by a religious denomination or by an interdenominational mission organization having a bona fide organization within the United States, and

© regularly stationed abroad in such employment, and

(2) who is in the United States at the time of naturalization, and

(3) who declares before the Attorney General in good faith an intention to take up residence within the United States immediately upon the termination of such employment abroad of the citizen spouse, may be naturalized upon compliance with all the requirements of the naturalization laws, except that no prior residence or specified period of physical presence within the United States or within a State or a district of the Service in the United States or proof thereof shall be required.

The section of immigration law that pertains to this:

TITLE 8 > CHAPTER 12 > SUBCHAPTER III > Part II > § 1430 > § 1430. Married persons and employees of certain nonprofit organizations

© Any person who

(1) is employed by a bona fide United States incorporated nonprofit organization which is principally engaged in conducting abroad through communications media the dissemination of information which significantly promotes United States interests abroad and which is recognized as such by the Attorney General, and

(2) has been so employed continuously for a period of not less than five years after a lawful admission for permanent residence, and

(3) who files his application for naturalization while so employed or within six months following the termination thereof, and

(4) who is in the United States at the time of naturalization, and

(5) who declares before the Attorney General in good faith an intention to take up residence within the United States immediately upon termination of such employment, may be naturalized upon compliance with all the requirements of this subchapter except that no prior residence or specified period of physical presence within the United States or any State or district of the Service in the United States, or proof thereof, shall be required.

I have a question regarding naturalization procedures.

I am a US Citizen and my wife is a conditional PR. We got married 4/29/07 and her green card has a date of 5/3/07, expiring 5/3/09. We may be going abroad next year (early 2009) to be missionaries.

On page 20 of the Guide to Naturalization it states there is no continuous residency requirements for the spouse of a US Citizen going abroad for "ministerial or priestly functions for a religious denomination or interdenominational organization with a valid presence in the United States."

It appears we're eligible to skip the removal of conditional status step altogether and apply for naturalization under the above exception. Has anyone had experience with this? Thanks!

Does anyone have a link to a checklist of what to bring to the interview? The one on the notice is fairly detailed... but I'm wondering if anyone has any further insight. Thanks!

My fiance and I are getting married 4/29/07, and her H-2B visa expires 5/2/07. Should we rush the marriage paperwork and get the package sent out before 5/2, or is it not a big deal if the paperwork is filed with USCIS a few weeks after the visa expires. Thanks!