text: married a non-us citizen? i met my wife in germany while working at the embassy two years ago. we got married in october.  what does she have to do to become a us citizen or to able to live here and then become a citizen.  she is staying in berlin now and when finished with school will move to the us. should we do whatever it is we need to do now even though she still has like a year of schooling left? (there are 2 questions ;) are you trying to tell us you worked at the embassy for two years and don't know how to contact the visa section?  you need to contact cis (used to be called ins) now and request a spouse visa application package.  they will send you everything you need.  fill out and file the forms with your payment.  after it's processed here in the us it will be forwarded to the embassy or consulate of your choice in germany.  they will send your wife a package of instructions.  after your wife is finished (personal documents, police clearance, physical exam, etc...) she'll turn it all back in to the embassy or consulate.  they will process everything and call her for an interview.  assuming everything is okay, and she passes the interview, a visa will be issued.  it's going to take at least 6 months from start to finish.    so, get everything ready now and mail it to cis 6 months before she finishes school.  if she gets called a little early she can always delay her interview until she's out of school.