Citizenship Faster for Servicemembers

Week of September 01, 2008

A new initiative from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) helps simplify and expedite the process for servicemembers to obtain American citizenship. The process to become a U.S. citizen was simplified in July 2002 when President George W. Bush signed the Expedited Naturalization Executive Order, which allows active-duty personnel serving on or after Sept. 11, 2001 to immediately file for citizenship. The order also makes it possible for servicemembers stationed overseas to be naturalized outside the U.S. Since the order was signed, tens of thousands of American servicemembers have become U.S. citizens. For more information, visit the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website or call the USCIS hotline at 1-877-CIS-4MIL (1-877-247-4645).

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