Hi guys, I'm new here.. I'm on conditional GC and considering getting into military to get a citizenship faster.. Does anyone have any experience with getting a citizenship through military? If so, did it also benefit to sponsor your parents to become citizens faster? What other benefits could be? Appreciate it
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Citizenship through military
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namecheckvictim
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Cannot Join the Military on a Conditional GC, I had tried to back in 1995 when i had a Conditional GC, went and saw a recruiter he checked the guidelines and advised me that i have to have a GC with a Validity 10 years, so they have that covered.
Jackolantern
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Cannot Join the Military on a Conditional GC, I had tried to back in 1995 when i had a Conditional GC, went and saw a recruiter he checked the guidelines and advised me that i have to have a GC with a Validity 10 years, so they have that covered.
This is 2010. They have two active wars to fight. They probably have changed the rules to accept conditional GC holders now, considering the need for more people and the fact that one becomes immediately eligible to apply for citizenship upon being deployed to active duty (a provision that was not available in 1995).
Jackolantern
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If so, did it also benefit to sponsor your parents to become citizens faster?
No, it doesn't help your parents to get green cards faster or become citizens faster, except indirectly because you need citizenship to sponsor your parents in the first place, so if you get citizenship sooner you can file for them sooner. But once you file for them, the process doesn't go any faster than any other citizen who is filing for their parents.
There are two wars going on and they need people right now. You can apply for Citizenship the day after you enlist --That is after you finish Basic training. Then it's the same process and it takes anywhere between 4-6 months.
Forget about conditional Green Cards, I've seen my local Army recruiter taking people on Student Visas.
If you are deploying outside of America, your foreign spouse is eligible for naturalization immediately instead of the 3 year normal process.
And it's not always about Citizenship man. Vorpal: Not everybody is a coward aye? This country has given up so much and I think we ought to serve in the military.
Forget about conditional Green Cards, I've seen my local Army recruiter taking people on Student Visas.
If you are deploying outside of America, your foreign spouse is eligible for naturalization immediately instead of the 3 year normal process.
And it's not always about Citizenship man. Vorpal: Not everybody is a coward aye? This country has given up so much and I think we ought to serve in the military.
Jackolantern
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If you are deploying outside of America, your foreign spouse is eligible for naturalization immediately instead of the 3 year normal process.
Not in this case. First of all, given that the OP has a conditional GC, he/she is almost surely married to a USC. Also, section 319(b) requires the person being deployed overseas to be a US citizen in order for the accompanying spouse to gain expedited citizenship and bypass the normal 3 year/5 year requirement.
You're considering joining the military at the time of war just to expedite your naturalization? You're a braver person than I am.
Why it took you a year to get a passport from the moment you applied? Is it 3 months on average?
Jackolantern
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If I join and then get a citizenship, will it be a fast track for my non US wife to get a citizenship as well?
If you become a citizen, and your wife has a green card, and you are stationed outside the US for at least a year, and your wife accompanies you, she can obtain expedited citizenship under section 319(b).
If you become a citizen, and your wife has a green card, and you are stationed outside the US for at least a year, and your wife accompanies you, she can obtain expedited citizenship under section 319(b).
and what if not stationed outside of US but be all time within US during the military service?
Jackolantern
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and what if not stationed outside of US but be all time within US during the military service?
The she has to wait 3 years just like other permanent resident spouses of US citizens.
Jackolantern
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Why it took you a year to get a passport from the moment you applied? Is it 3 months on average?
It took him a year to get citizenship, not to get a passport. Two different things, although one depends on the other.
Back in 2008 and late 2007 there were long delays in the citizenship process, as USCIS received a flood of applications partly due to 2008 being an election year, and partly due to people rushing to send in applications before the major fee increase in 2007.
The average these days is more like 4 or 5 months. But some people get it done in 3 months and sometimes 2.5 months.