#22 25th March 2006, 08:32 PM
stat
Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 6
I'm sorry, but that is completely wrong advice.
The Supreme Court and the INS have ruled that Conscientious Objectors can become citizens even if it's personal, moral or ethical concerns which prevent them from serving in the armed forces and taking the parts of the oath which say this. The only condition that one must accept is to serve a role of "national importance" should the country call upon you.
Read the link I posted above for more details.
The problem is most INS officers don't know the law surrounding this because MOST INS officers do not encounter people who do not want to take the full oath.
I'm not an attorney. This is just my opinion.
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#29 16th May 2006, 07:11 PM
jeevs007
Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 6
Vaip,
A friend of mine (who is Jain) got a letter from the local Jain Temple about non-voilence and not taking arms etc, and submitted that with the N-400 (and did not check the box where it says "are you willing to take arms for US?"). She was able to breeze through her interview and oath without any problems. You may want to look into that option. Hope this helps.
Jeevs
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CITZ - The Oath of Allegiance
By taking the oath of allegiance you swear to:
· support the Constitution and obey the laws of the U.S.;
· renounce any foreign allegiance and/or foreign title; and
· bear arms for the Armed Forces of the U.S. or perform services for the government of the U.S. when required.
In exceptional circumstances, where the applicant establishes that they are opposed to any type of service in armed forces based on religious grounds, the INS will permit these applicants to take a modified oath.
The oath of allegiance is:
"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."
In some cases, INS allows the oath to be taken without the clauses:
". . .that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by law. . ."
http://www.h1base.com/page.asp?id=82
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