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I asked this question a couple years ago and got a rude answer but since I have returned to this forum everyone seems to give good advice so I will try again mainly because I have not seen that person on here. I f your spouse is not an American citizen can they work for the federal government in any capacity?
Unless there is a US citizen requirement for the position (as is the case for DoDDS educators), or unless there is a SOFA/host-nation prohibition due to, e.g. the spouse-is-a- 3rd-country-citizen, i.e. spouse is not within their own country of citizenship, then yes, your spouse will be able to apply for and, if the best qualified applicant, can be...See More
Jul 10, 2016
Mr Fish Thanks Sheriff

On 7/10/16, reality sheriff wrote:

> Unless there is a US citizen requirement for the position > (as is the case for DoDDS educators), or unless there is a > SOFA/host-nation prohibition due to, e.g. the spouse-is-a- > 3rd-country-citizen, i.e. spouse is not within their own > country of citizenship...See More
Jul 10, 2016
teacher42 During an interview for a DoDEA position last year, I asked if my spouse, who has a green card, could work at the school as an assistant or in some other capacity. I was told that they could NOT work at the school in any capacity unless they had US citizenship. It seemed odd, but that's what they said.

On 7/10/16, Fish wrote: > > Th...See More
Jul 11, 2016
haha Possibly that is true at the school level for most/all
positions. Many other positions on base though do not
require US citizenship (e.g. Youth Center, CDC, etc.).

On 7/11/16, teacher42 wrote:
> During an interview for a DoDEA position last year, I
> asked if
my
> spouse, who has a green card, could work at t...See More
Jul 11, 2016


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