She established residence at Metairie. La. Her registration number at the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the U.S. Department of Justice is A12550657. She remained In the United States for a period of about 3 months and she has lived in the United States for brief periods since then. However. because her husband is employed abroadhe is currently in Singaporeshe has not been able to remain physically present in the United States for periods totaling at least 18 months. which. In accordance with section 319(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. is necessary before she may file a petition for naturalization. The physical presence requirement for the spouse of a U.S. citizen is waived under section 319(b) of the act if the spouse is in the employment of an American firm or corporation engaged in whole or in part in the development of foreign trade and commerce of the United States. and is regularly stationed abroad in such employment. Mr. ChinBing works for a Canadian firm and. although 50 percent of the company is owned by American shareholders. the Immigration and Naturalization Service states that Mrs. ChinBing would not come under the section 319(b) waiver. Therefore. she must be physically present in the United States for a period totaling at least 18 months in order to comply with the requirements for naturalization. Since such prolonged physical presence in the United States would impose a burdensome separation of Mrs. ChinBing from her husband and family. which I do not feel is warranted. and. since the ChinBings have exhausted all of their administrative remedies.
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