hi, next year i'm going to get married here in italy i'm italian citizen and my
girlfriend is italian-american citizen we both live in italy, and we're going to live
here for some more years

my question is: can i obtain the US citizenship even if i still live here in italy?
what am I supposed to to to obtain it? any particular procedure?

is anyone else in my situation? bye and thanks a lot

If you ever decide that you want to move to the US, then your wife would file a
petition with one of the US consulates in Italy for you and you would apply for an
immigrant visa. You would then come to the US as a permanent resident and three years
later be eligible for citizenship.

Until then, there's nothing you can or need to do.

Andy.

--
I'm not really here - it's just your warped imagination.

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You need to become a permanent resident before you become a citizen. If still married
to your wife, you would have to be a permanent resident for at least 3 years, and
have been physically present in the US for at least 18 months, and with no absence of
more than 6 months at a time.

And, if you don't reside in the US, then you can't be a permanent resident.

Note: there are exceptions to some of these limits for spouses of military or
government people assigned out of the country.

Michael

I was exactly in your situation, and Michael gave you the "rules". Or is your
girlfriend in the US military? R

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ciao, di Piacenza

On Thu, 27 Sep 2001 06:33:06 GMT, "RiRi"

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