To require U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to facilitate naturalization services for noncitizen veterans who have been removed from the United States or are inadmissible.
The Strengthening Citizenship Services for Veterans Act requires the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to make naturalization easier for noncitizen veterans who have been removed from the United States or are unable to enter. The bill ensures these eligible veterans can take required citizenship exams, provide biometric information like fingerprints, and take the oath of allegiance either at U.S. ports of entry or at American embassies and consulates in their home countries, rather than having to physically return to the United States. The Departments of Homeland Security and State must jointly develop guidance on how to conduct these services and establish quality checks within 90 days of the law taking effect, then report back to Congress within 180 days on how well the program is working. The law applies to all veterans with pending naturalization applications as of the enactment date as well as those who apply afterward, with no time limit based on when they left the military or the country. There is no specific funding amount mentioned in the legislation.
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