Expedited Citizenship Through Military Service: Current Law, Policy and Issues

Abstract

Since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003, there has been and continues to be considerable congressional interest in further streamlining and expediting the naturalization process for military personnel and in providing immigration benefits specifically for immediate relatives of such personnel. The reported deaths in action of noncitizen soldiers drew attention to the immigration laws that grant posthumous citizenship and to the advantages of further expediting naturalization for noncitizens serving in the United States military. President George W. Bush officially designated the period beginning on September 11, 2001, as a "period of hostilities," which triggered immediate naturalization eligibility for active-duty U.S. military service members. The Department of Defense and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are cooperating to ensure that military naturalization applications are processed expeditiously.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 25, 2009
Accession Number
ADA496342

Entities

People

  • Margaret M. Lee
  • Ruth E. Wasem

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Biometric Security
  • Civil War
  • Congress
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • International Law
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • Warfare

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