New law eases citizenship for military spouses

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New law eases citizenship for military spouses
By Allison Batdorff, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Sunday, September 28, 2008

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — It’s not easy to travel on a Cuban passport — especially with the U.S. military.

So, when Yensi Bello’s Navy husband got orders to Japan, the Havana-born 25-year-old remained stateside to untangle some political knots.

"It was a nightmare to get her here," said Eduardo Bello, a second class petty officer at Yokosuka. Also from Cuba, he became a U.S. citizen in February 2007.

On Friday, Yensi Bello became a U.S. citizen in Yokosuka’s Chapel of Hope, thanks to a new law that allows spouses of active-duty servicemembers to be naturalized overseas.

"I’m glad I did it," she said. "Now if my husband is sent overseas, I won’t have to stay behind."


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