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 nationals [...]

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.

To learn more about [...]

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 [...]

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 success. [...]

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 [...]