From mimsy!cs.umd.edu!zombie.ncsc.mil!paladin.american.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!uunet!digex.net!digex.net!not-for-mail Tue Feb  1 13:32:50 EST 1994

There seems to have ben a lot of confusion about naturalization of 
spouses of U.S. citizens.  Well, folks, here is the relevant part of the 
statute. 


  (a) Any person whose spouse is a citizen of the United States may by
naturalized upon compliance with all the requirement of this title except
the provisions of paragraph (1) of section 316(a) if such person immediately
preceding the date of filing his application for naturalization has resided
continuously, after being lawfully admitted for permanent residence, within
the United States for at least three years, and during the three years
immediately preceding the date of filing his application has been living in
marital union with the citizen spouse, who has been a United States citizen
during all of such period, and has been physically present in the United
States for periods totaling at least half of that time and has resided
within the State or the district of the Service in the United States in
which the applicant filed his application for at least three months. 
                                                                      

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