Members and veterans of the U.S. armed forces and their dependents may be eligible for permanent residence and citizenship under special provisions of the INA. Family Based Survivor Benefits If you are an immediate relative of a U.S. armed forces member who died from combat-related injuries while on active duty, you may be eligible for certain ...
Mar 22, 2023See INA 328 and INA 329.. See INA 328.. See INA 329.. See Part I, Military Members and their Families, Chapter 6, Required Background Checks [12 USCIS-PM I.6].See Nio, et al. v. United States Department of Homeland Security, et al., Civil Action No. 17-0998 (D.D.C. 2019).. For applicants applying under INA 328, qualifying service in the National Guard is limited to service in the National ...
Oct 11, 2024The military must certify this form before you send it to us; or; If you are separated from the military, you must submit a photocopy of your DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, NGB Form 22, National Guard Report of Separation and Record of Service, or other official discharge document for all periods of service.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will accept and consider, on a case-by-case basis, parole requests under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) from certain alien current and former military service members, and qualifying family members of current and former military service members, who are outside the United States and wish to enter the United States to ...
Even though the child of a member of the U.S. armed forces or U.S. government employee stationed outside of the United States may be eligible to apply for a Certificate of Citizenship under INA 322 since he or she resides outside of the United States, USCIS interpreted the child to meet residency requirements under INA 320 as well, which formerly required the child to be residing in the United ...
Nov 14, 2024See INA 329(b)(1) (applicants eligible for military naturalization under INA 329(a)). See Part I, Military Members and their Families, Chapter 2, One Year of Military Service during Peacetime (INA 328) [12 USCIS-PM I.2] and Chapter 3, Military Service during Hostilities (INA 329) [12 USCIS-PM I.3]. See Notice of Appeal or Motion (Form I-290B).
Oct 30, 2024The National Guard and Reserve service requirements under INA 329 differ from those under INA 328. See Chapter 2, One Year of Military Service during Peacetime (INA 328), Section C, National Guard Service [12 USCIS-PM I.2(C)]. See 8 CFR 329.1 and 8 CFR 329.2. See 8 CFR 329.1 and 8 CFR 329.2. Declared by Joint Resolution of Congress of April 6 ...
A. Purpose. Service members, certain veterans of the U.S. armed forces, and certain military family members may be eligible to become citizens of the United States [1] under special provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), to include expedited and overseas processing.. There are general requirements and qualifications that an applicant for naturalization must meet in order to ...
Mar 22, 2023See INA 328.. See INA 316(a) for the general naturalization requirements. See Part D, General Naturalization Requirements [12 USCIS-PM D].See Section C, National Guard Service [12 USCIS-PM I.2(C)].In general, a military academy cadet who is a U.S. citizen or national is considered to be serving in the U.S. armed forces, but international cadets attending U.S. military academies are not ...
Apr 3, 2024Please read the instructions carefully. If relevant, please see our M-599, Naturalization Information for Military Personnel (PDF, 421.7 KB) brochure.. If you are claiming eligibility for naturalization based on your service in the U.S. armed forces and you are currently serving, you must submit a signed and certified Form N-426 with your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization.
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