If you want to have a meaningful life in USA but worry about
your visa, you can think about joining the army through MAVNI Program. I don’t
know if you have to be involved in a war, that depends on your job and your commander’s
order, but joining the army may lead you be a US citizen.
There’s some general requirements for MAVNI program:
applicants must have a high school diploma and must be legally reside in the
United States for a minimum of two years prior to joining the Army (excluding
DACA) without a single absence from the country lasting longer than 90 days.
You must be 17-34 years old and be under 35 at the time of shipping to BCT.
Applicant may hold a E, F, H, J, K, L, M, O, P, Q, R, S, T, TC, TD, TN, U or V
visa. Or, you may also be an Asylee, a refugee, a temporary protected Status (TPS)
or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
If you make your mind and find yourself meet above
requirements, you should contact a recruiter that near you. You can find army recruiting
locations through army official website. MAVNI program is going to close in
September, 2016, so you better act soon. If you by any chance locate in
Jamaica, NY area, I can recommend you to my recruiter.
If your recruiter think you are a right fit for the army, he
or she will ask you to take ASVAB- Armed Forces Qualification Test. You must
score high enough to join the army. After you pass that, you will take your
full physical exam and OPI- language exam - to test your native language skills.
Then, you sign your contract, make oath, pass background check (SSBI), and pick
your job. Wait a year, then ship to basic training.
Basic training is hard to pass, but you must accomplish it
in order to get your citizenship. So during the waiting period, you should
train yourself very hard. You should join the future solider program and join
the PT class as a future solider. You may also prepare your citizenship
application and take it with you while shipping.
MAVNI program is a way to consider if you want to stay in
USA, and not many immigration lawyers know about this program. I hope the
information above can give you a third option for staying in USA.
Read more about MAVNI Program from army official website:
Join MAVNI on Facebook, and they will answer your concerns!
If you have problem passing ASVAB or physical exam, view my
other post or my video:
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