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The Military Member’s Guide to Citizenship Application Introduction |
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This guide outlines the procedures for citizenship application for active duty Army, Army Reserve, and Air National Guard members and spouses who are accompanying their citizen sponsor on to an overseas assignment. Its contents are mainly derived from the Immigration and Naturalization Service’s (INS) A Guide to Naturalization. More information on the naturalization process may be obtained from the About.com Immigration Issues web page.
Your Military Personnel Customer Service Element is the base focal point for citizenship application. Their function is primarily that of administrative agent who will assist you in preparing forms and certain other aspects of your application which are detailed throughout this guide. The Military Personnel CS folks are not experts in immigration law and are not required to have extensive knowledge of the naturalization process. If you have questions beyond the scope of this guide, you are encouraged to seek expertise from other sources such as the base legal office and local INS experts.
As the member applying for citizenship, it is your responsibility to complete all requirements of your application in a timely manner. If there are errors in your application or information is missing, it will be returned causing further delays.
Information Courtesy of U.S. Army
