Marines, foreign nationals become naturalized US citizens

Hiroko Owens, middle, receives her certificate of naturalization from Col. Robert V. Boucher, left, station commanding officer and Kim Shipley, right, special assistant at International Operations of United States Citizens and Immigration Services at the Building One auditorium at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 5, 2015. Foreign nationals that gained citizenship through marriage must have waited until their spouse has worked abroad for at least one year before they have filed for naturalization.

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Marines, foreign nationals become naturalized US citizens

Nov 10, 2015

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - Hiroko Owens, middle, receives her certificate of naturalization from Col. Robert V. Boucher, left, station commanding officer and Kim Shipley, right, special assistant at International Operations of United States Citizens and Immigration Services at the Building One auditorium at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 5, 2015. Foreign nationals that gained citizenship through marriage must have waited until their spouse has worked abroad for at least one year before they have filed for naturalization.

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