USCIS updates military naturalization guidance
October 11, 2022
An update to the policy manual was published by USCIS as a result of a settlement agreement in Calixto v. Department of the Army, known as the Calixto Agreement. In this agreement, effective September 22, 2022, the U.S. Army agreed to certify Form N-426, Request for Certification of Military or Naval Service, for Calixto class members. These class members can become eligible for naturalization under section 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), even before attending initial entry training. Calixto members are individuals who enlisted in the U.S. Army as part of the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest pilot program on or before Sept. 30, 2017, who were not discharged as of Sept. 22, 2022, or had received a discharge that was not characterized as honorable, general under honorable conditions, other than honorable conditions, bad conduct, or dishonorable.
Specific content can be found here:
https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-updates-military-naturalization-guidance-for-calixto-class-members