Citizenship through Military Service – Streamlining the Process is the Least We Can Do for Those Who Serve
On October 24, 2007, the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) published a Fact Sheet describing how current members and certain veterans of the U.S. armed forces are eligible to apply for United States citizenship in a streamlined, expedited manner.
The application and naturalization process is eased for members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, certain reserve components of the National Guard and the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve.
Basically, expedited citizenship is available to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who are of good moral character, who know English, who know U.S. government and history and who pledge allegiance to the U.S. Constitution. Members are not charged a fee for applying and the application, the citizenship interview and the ceremony can all take place overseas as necessary.
The naturalization application (including the Application for Naturalization (USCIS Form N-400), the Request for Certification of Military or Naval Service (USCIS Form N-426) and the Biographic Information (USCIS Form G-325B) is sent to the USCIS Nebraska Service Center for expedited processing.
