S.Amdt. 3385
What it does: Adds SEC. ___. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN ALIEN SPOUSES wherever appropriate
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA)What it changes
1 change to S. 2454
Adds SEC. ___. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN ALIEN SPOUSES wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. ___. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN ALIEN SPOUSES.
Inserted: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of determining eligibility for naturalization under section 319 of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to an alien spouse who is married to a citizen spouse who was stationed abroad on orders from the United States Government for a period of not less than 1 year and reassigned to the United States thereafter, the following rules shall apply:
Inserted: (1) The citizen spouse shall be treated as regularly scheduled abroad without regard to whether the citizen spouse is reassigned to duty in the United States.
Inserted: (2) Any period of time during which the alien spouse is living abroad with his or her citizen spouse shall be treated as residency within the United States for purposes of meeting the residency requirements under section 319 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, even if the citizen spouse is reassigned to duty in the United States at the time the alien spouse files an application for naturalization.
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SA 3385. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2454, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN ALIEN SPOUSES.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of determining eligibility for naturalization under section 319 of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to an alien spouse who is married to a citizen spouse who was stationed abroad on orders from the United States Government for a period of not less than 1 year and reassigned to the United States thereafter, the following rules shall apply:
(1) The citizen spouse shall be treated as regularly scheduled abroad without regard to whether the citizen spouse is reassigned to duty in the United States.
(2) Any period of time during which the alien spouse is living abroad with his or her citizen spouse shall be treated as residency within the United States for purposes of meeting the residency requirements under section 319 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, even if the citizen spouse is reassigned to duty in the United States at the time the alien spouse files an application for naturalization.
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Senate amendment submitted
April 5, 2006