Newsletter For U.S. Military Members and Foreign spouses/Fiancés

The USCIS Field Office London will be issuing a Periodic Newsletter specifically addressed to military members and their foreign born spouses/fiancees and children assigned to U.S. military bases in the United Kingdom and Norway. The Periodic Newsletter will routinely cover topics on a multitude of immigration issues (obtaining a visa, green card, naturalization) specific to the military community.
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Overseas Military Naturalization

USCIS offices overseas are only authorized to process applications for naturalization for active duty military members. Please see below for information about filing your application, for required forms, and for the Overseas Military Naturalization Request Form. Military members should contact their military legal office if they require more information about filing for Naturalization.

Information about Naturalization for Military Members

Naturalization Information for Military Personnel brochure (PDF - 238kb).

Naturalization Forms for Military Members

• Form N-400, Application for Naturalization (from uscis.gov)
• Form G-325B, Biographic Information (from uscis.gov)
• Form N-426, Request for Certification of Military or Naval Service (from uscis.gov)
• Authorization Form for USCIS Usage of Military Fingerprints (PDF - 119kb)
• Overseas Military Naturalization Request Form (PDF - 115kb)

Naturalization Abroad by Spouse of Members of the U.S. Armed Forces

On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (H.R.4986 / Public Law 110-181) into law. Part of that law is a new section 319(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) which allows certain eligible spouses of members of the U.S. armed forces to naturalize abroad without traveling to the United States for any part of the naturalization process. Read more (PDF - 44kb).

Naturalization Forms for Spouses

• Form N-400, Application for Naturalization
• Form G-325B, Biographic Information
• Authorization Form for USCIS Usage of Military Fingerprints (PDF - 119kb)
• Overseas Spouse Naturalization Request Form (PDF - 25kb)