Military members and their families
Service in the U.S. armed forces opens routes that are closed to everyone else: naturalisation after one year of peacetime service or immediately during a designated period of hostilities, with no filing fee; parole in place for immediate relatives who entered without inspection; and posthumous citizenship for those who die of service-connected injuries.
Для кого. Current and former members of the U.S. armed forces, their spouses, parents and children, and the survivors of those who died in service.
Формы по порядку
- 1
Naturalise under INA 328 or 329
- 2
Request military parole in place for an immediate relative who entered without inspection
Parole in place cures the entry problem and can make adjustment of status possible.
- 3
Adjust status as the parolee relative
- 4
Apply for deferred action if parole in place is not the right fit
- 5
Seek posthumous citizenship for a service member who died of service-connected injury
Где чаще всего ошибаются
- Parole in place is discretionary and has been granted less freely since 2025.
- A service member who naturalises under INA 329 can lose citizenship if separated other than honourably within five years.
- The military fee exemption for Form N-600 applies only to the service member, not to their children.
- Veterans who were removed before naturalising face a much harder route back.
Что изменилось в 2025 и 2026 годах
- Parole in place processing lengthened from 4.5 months in FY 2025 to 12.5 months in FY 2026.
- Form N-426 has a 03/13/26 edition.
- Deferred action for military family members remains available but discretionary grants have narrowed.