Posted by: kaji sahab January 21, 2011
US ARMY ANI ARMED FORCE KO BAREY MA CITIZENSHIP SAMBHANDI
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HI

When a GC holder joins Air Force or any other Armed force of the US, how sooner will he get citizenship provided that he files for citizenship as soon as the training begins?

I know there are plenty of Nepalese that have gone for US Army. Please share your experience in regards to this matter. I found on the internet that a GC can expedite his application for citizenship. kati time lagchha citizen huna?

Any Nepalese out there in the Air Force? Please share your experience about military life and the citizenship path.

I also kindly request any other person to share information who may have information on this.

Thanks

this is what i found on the internet:

Service During Hostilities : By Executive Order Number 13269, dated July 3, 2002, President Bush declared that all those persons serving honorably in active-duty status in the Armed Forces of the United States at any time on or after September 11, 2001 until a date to be announced, are eligible to apply for naturalization in accordance with the service during hostilities statutory exception in Section 329 of the INA to the naturalization requirements. This means that individuals with even one day of honorable active duty service can apply for citizenship, regardless of how long they have been a resident. Note: Under this provision, individuals who apply for citizenship after discharge must present a DD Form 214, with service characterized as "Honorable," or "General." Those with other characterizations (including Entry Level Separation), are not eligible.

Section 329 of the INA also applies to service-members who served on active duty during World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam Conflict, and Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.

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