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Nonimmigrant Military Recruits Excel

The New York Times is reporting that the Pentagon recently reopened the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) that allows foreign nationals in the United States on temporary visas to enter the military if they possess a skill that is in high demand within the military. Currently, these highly demanded skills are in …

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Military Families Act Gives Hope to Families of Service Members

Late last month, The Military Families Act was introduced into Congress. If successful, the act would allow for family members of Service members to become permanent residents – even if they are currently ineligible. In introducing the bill, Congress members mentioned the difficulties that immigrants have since the last major enactment of immigration law in …

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Immigration Agency Naturalizes 98 Armed Forces Service Members In Afghanistan

The USCIS recently highlighted a naturalization ceremony it performed for 98 service members who are currently deployed to Afghanistan. The USCIS performed the ceremony with immigration officials from its Bangkok Field Office.

Normally, a person seeking to naturalize must be a permanent resident of the United States and must have been in the United States …

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USCIS Granted Citizenship to 11,146 Service Members in 2010

The USCIS granted citizenship to 11,146 Service members in fiscal year 2010. this number of service members represents the highest number of service members who have naturalized since 1955. The number is also a 6 percent increase from fiscal year 2009.

Immigrants who serve in the armed forces are able to obtain citizenship in the …

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Military Immigrant Program a Success

Last February the U.S. military instituted a pilot program to allow for certain temporary immigrants to enter into the Armed Forces in key, strategically important positions. The program has been a great success and will hopefully expand in the coming years. Over a thousand recruits have enlisted through the program.

The program allows for foreign …

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Over 10,000 Soldiers Became U.S. Citizens Last Year

Last year, 10,505 U.S. service members became U.S. Citizens. This is the largest number since the Vietnam War. Being a member of the Armed Forces offers numerous advantages to those seeking to become U.S. Citizens. These advantages include a waiver of the $675 application fee and accelerated eligibility for citizenship.

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Immigrant Soldier with Temporary Visa Becomes U.S. Citizen

The USCIS recently announced that the first nonimmigrant soldier to participate in the Defense Department’s Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) recruiting program has become a naturalized U.S. Citizen. As previously discussed on the Immigration Insight blog, MAVNI allows a foreign national who is in the United States on a temporary visas to …

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Nonimmigrant Recruits Sworn in at Times Square

As was previous reported on this blog, the United States recently began to recruit nonimmigrants into the military in an attempt to fill critical-need positions. Last week the New York Times reported about the first of these recruits to be inducted into the military. Judging from the article, the program appears to be a …

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Military to Recruit Non-Immigrants and Offer Citizenship

The New York Times is reporting that the United States Military will recruit non-immigrants into its ranks for the first time since the Vietnam War. Non-immigrants who volunteer to serve the country will have the opportunity to naturalize within six months of entering the miilitary.

Non-immigrants are foreign nationals who are legally in the …

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