MARRIAGE AND LIVING IN MARITAL UNION REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURALIZATION
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the marriage and living in marital union requirements under section 319(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
The statutory provisions require the applicant spouse to have been married and “living in marital union” (living together) with his or her U.S. citizen spouse for at least 3 years immediately before he or she filed the naturalization application. However, the living is required ONLY until the time of filing for naturalization.
