8 CFR 316.6
§ 316.6 Physical presence for certain spouses of military personnel.
United States · 8 CFR — Aliens and Nationality · Status: effective
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- 8 CFR 316.6, § 316.6 Physical presence for certain spouses of military personnel, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/32390
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Full text
Pursuant to section 319(e) of the Act, any period of time the spouse of a United States citizen resides abroad will be treated as physical presence in any State or district of the United States for purposes of naturalization under section 316(a) or 319(a) of the Act if, during the period of time abroad, the applicant establishes that he or she was:
(a) The spouse of a member of the Armed Forces;
(b) Authorized to accompany and reside abroad with that member of the Armed Forces pursuant to the member's official orders; and
(c) Accompanying and residing abroad with that member of the Armed Forces in marital union in accordance with 8 CFR 319.1(b).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.