Archive for the ‘MAVNI Pilot recruitment Program’ Category

5 New MAVNI Citizen Soldiers

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

As a part of an elite group called Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest Recruitment Program (MAVNI) five soldiers from South Korea, India, and Nigeria were granted U.S. citizenship. The U.S. military immigration recruitment program began this year and helps immigrants obtain citizenship by joining the military. Until now, ...

DOD Releases Guidance on MAVNI Pilot Recruitment Program

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

The Department of Defense (DOD) has released a fact sheet providing guidance on eligibility for participating in the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest (MAVNI) pilot recruitment program. It may be mentioned here that the Secretary of Defense authorized the military services to recruit certain legal aliens whose skills are ...