Immediate Right to Apply for Citizenship for Military Personnel Who Performed Active Duty
You don't even need a green card (permanent residence) to apply for U.S. citizenship if you served honorably and on active duty with the U.S. Armed Forces during one of the wars or conflicts named below. You can go straight from being an undocumented or illegal immigrant to applying for and receiving U.S. citizenship. Of course, if you already have a green card, you can also use this section to avoid the five-year period that most people must wait before applying for naturalization. (See I.N.A. section 329, 8 U.S.C. section 1440.)
You must, however, have enlisted (signed up) while you were still on U.S. territory. The recognized U.S. territories include the Canal Zone, American Samoa, Swains Island, and a noncommercial U.S. ship.
Here are the conflicts that qualify you for immediate U.S. citizenship:
World War I (April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918)
World War II (September 1, 1939 to December 31, 1946)
the Korean hostilities (June 25, 1950 to July 1, 1955)
the Vietnam hostilities (February 28, 1961 to October 15, 1978)
the Persian Gulf War (August 2, 1990 to April 11, 1991) "Operation Enduring Freedom" (also called the "War on Terrorism" or "Iraq Hostilities", which began September 11, 2001 and will end when the U.S. President issues an order so stating).
If you enlisted during one of the times of war listed above, you will be allowed to apply for naturalization after only one day of military service, and you can apply while you're overseas (or in the United States).
Most of the usual requirements for naturalization will apply to you. However, unlike ordinary applicants you can be approved without regard to your age or how much time you have recently spent physically present in the United States, and in the state in which your application will be processed.
In addition, you won't have to pay the usual N-400 application fee. But you will have to file an additional form -- USCIS Form N-426, Request for Certification of Military or Naval Service. This form will require input and a signature from a U.S. military official.
For anyone who thinks they've spotted a loophole allowing someone to sign up for the U.S. military, serve for only a day or two, and walk away as a U.S. citizen, we've got bad news. For one thing, USCIS will wait until the new recruit is done with basic training to complete the citizenship application process. More importantly, you'll need to honorably complete your term of military service in order to hold onto U.S. citizenship gained in this way. If you don't, your U.S. citizenship will be taken away.
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So tell us, oh wise one - which of the above conditions did Aldo Santorum fail to meet?
Do you really want to be a complete dolt by trying to pursue the birther agenda to this extreme - by calling into question whether an honorably-discharged WWII immigrant veteran might not be a citizen, when he has met the military service requirements for citizenship as defined in the U.S. Code?
If so, you and your cohorts will only come across looking like petulant fools.
Look friend. You MUST make the same clear legal disinction begween citizenship and military service. I have not maligned Aldo’s military service. I have not commented on it because it is irrelevant.
If Rick Santorum was born before he had two parents who were citizens of the United States, the Rick Santorum is no morea Natural Born Citizen than Barack Obama or Marko Rubio.
Thats it. The law is the law. It applies to everyone without exception.
You are tilting at a windmill. Aldo’ service is admirable. But it doesnt change the facts or the law. Aldo’s service does NOT give his son Natural Born Citizenship. I challenge you to find the law that does. Tip: there is none.