I served in the us Army for 8 years. I served in Campbondsteel Kosovo in 1999. Since 1999 I have been trying to obtain citizenship, got interview, passed test and was waiting for swearing in ----when Ins denied me stating it was not for that purpose. I wrote to all my congreeman but no real help, the secretaries just send you a letter stating that they are looking into it. I have dozens of letters and spent thousands of dollars. I live in NY and I have a clean record. I was paid harzadous duty pay while deployed to this warzone, and got an honorable discharge. After INS closed my case I spent 10000 us to take it to federal court. The judge denied it 2 days ago stating my tour was for tax benifits and not immigration benefits. Although section 329 of the law stated you are qualified once served in a combat zone as designated by president-------and Kosovo was designated by Bill Clinton as a combat zone. Can someone help? You can email me at settingmygoal@yahoo.com THANKS!
2007-08-16 17:35:18 · 5 answers · asked by Savitri R 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Contact the nearest VA affairs office.
2007-08-16 17:40:11 · answer #1 · answered by kwilfort 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah i agree, go to your local VA office or contact the DAV.
I have a question. How did you get Hazard Pay in the Army? I have never heard of that. I thought that when you are in a combat zone and you get combat zone pay that technically that was the military version of the civilian hazard pay.
2007-08-16 17:56:52 · answer #2 · answered by USMCgrlandMommy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your time in the military alone should make you an automatic citizen. I would contact the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), American Legion, AmVets, and your Senator and Representative for a start. You will need documentation, such as DD-214's and if possible, sets of orders that sent you to each unit and duty station and the ones that released you from each unit and duty station.
2007-08-16 19:19:30 · answer #3 · answered by ProLife Liberal 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with previous post. Try VA office first.
In addition, INS (now USCIS) has a free service called InfoPass where you can get face-to-face appointment with immigration officer to discuss your case.
Check https://infopass.uscis.gov/info_en.php and click on more info. See if that is something that helps.
Good luck !!!
2007-08-16 17:52:46 · answer #4 · answered by I could care less 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some good advice given above my answer. Good luck to you. It doesn't seem fair at all.You deserve to get citizenship if you want it.
2007-08-17 03:29:08 · answer #5 · answered by Marilyn T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋