USCIS Naturalizes First Soldier in Military Pilot Recruiting Program
July 22, 2009 – 9:43 am
As part of the Defense Department’s Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) pilot recruiting program, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has naturalized the first nonimmigrant to enlist in the military. As a medical professional, Dr. Brown (pseudonym used at the request of the army) became the first nonimmigrant to sign a contract under the MAVNI program and will serve the U.S. Army for next six years. The one-year MAVNI pilot program will allow up to 1,000 non-citizens, who do not have permanent resident status but have been here legally for at least two years, to join the Army subject to medical or foreign language and cultural expertise. Outlining the significance of MAVNI program, Debra Rogers, acting Deputy Associate Director of USCIS’ Domestic Operations Directorate and head of USCIS’ Military Liaison team, said “The MAVNI program is vital to the national interest, and as such we are very focused on its success.” More information on the MAVNI program is available online at www.goarmy.com/info/mavni or in the Defense Department fact sheet www.defenselink.mil/news/mavni-fact-sheet.pdf.
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