Since 2002, USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) has naturalized more than 148,000 U.S. military service members at home and abroad. If you serve in the U.S. military but are not yet a citizen, you may be eligible to obtain naturalization through military service.
USCIS has recently updated its military naturalization qualifications. Non-citizen military service members have special resources for immigration naturalization benefits.
Citizenship and Adjustment of Status for Family Members
Members and veterans of the U.S. armed forces and their dependents may be eligible for permanent residence and citizenship under special provisions of the INA.
Family-Based Survivor Benefits
If you are an immediate relative of a U.S. armed forces member who died from combat-related injuries while on active duty, you may be eligible for certain “survivor” immigration benefits, including citizenship.
Discretionary Options
USCIS recognizes the important sacrifices made by U.S. service members, veterans, enlistees and their families. To support these individuals, we provide discretionary options such as parole in place and deferred action on a case-by-case basis.
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Are you an immigrant who is entitled to benefits from your military service? Current or former U.S. military service members who need help applying for citizenship for themself or their families should seek guidance from an experienced immigration and naturalization attorney. The immigration attorneys at Godoy Law Office in Chicago and Oak Brook, Illinois, can help you with your immigration case. If you need help with an immigration issue, please contact our office or call us at 630-912-0322.
Immigration Attorney Mario Godoy has years of experience guiding clients with immigration issues through the immigration process along with guiding clients through the criminal case. Godoy focuses on family-based immigration law, business immigration law, removal defense, and criminal defense representation of immigrants. A criminal charge or conviction can be devastating to your immigration case. With over a decade of immigration law experience and memories of family members who were deported due to bad legal advice, Godoy is committed to helping other immigrant families receive the legal justice they deserve. As a legal entrepreneur who practices immigration law, criminal law, estate and probate law, and running two successful law firms, Mario Godoy understands the importance of keeping families together and making a home and future in America.
