Permanent Residence Marriages:

As a Newark attorney who is experienced in citizenship eligibility law could explain, if you have been a permanent resident of the United States for a minimum of three years and have been married (and are still currently married) to a U.S. citizen, you could be eligible for citizenship through naturalization.

U.S. Armed Forces:

If you have served in any branch of the United States Armed Forces for 3 years or more, you may qualify for U.S. citizenship. Or, if you served and performed active duty in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces during any of the following wars, you could qualify for U.S. citizenship: World War I (1916-1917), World War II (1939-1946), Korea (1950-1955), Vietnam (1961-1978), Persian Gulf (1990-1991 or 2001-present).

Foreign Nationals:

If you are a foreign national who has maintained five years of permanent residence in the United States, you could be eligible for citizenship. The key is that you must have spent at least half of that time physically inside the United States without a period of absence that surpassed six months.

Marriage to U.S. Citizen who Died During Active Duty:

If you were married to a U.S. citizen who was in honorable active duty with any branch of the U.S. Military or Armed Forces, you may be eligible for U.S. Citizenship through naturalization.

Contractual Work for U.S. Government:

If you are under contract or an employee of the United States government and have maintained permanent residence in the United States for 5 years you could qualify for naturalization.

Priests and Ministerial Workers:

If you are a priest, minister or other worker for any religious denomination of the United States and have maintained permanent residency within the U.S. for 5 years, you may qualify for U.S. citizenship.

Served on a Vessel of the United States:

If you have served on a vessel or ship that is under the ownership or operation of the United States government and have established five years of permanent residence in the United States, you may be eligible for citizenship.

Other Marriages:

If you have been married to any of the following for a period of three years, you may be eligible for U.S. citizenship: A member of the U.S. Armed Forces, an individual under contract or who is an employee of the United States government, a worker of any number of American institutions of research that are recognized by the U.S. Attorney General, a worker or contracted individual of any number of international organizations that the U.S. is connected to through international laws or treaties, a worker for a United States-owned corporation that deals in the development of foreign trade for the U.S., or priests or ministerial workers working for religious purposes in the United States.