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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 1405 (Introduced in House) — To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been r... · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Naturalization through service in the Armed Forces of the United States

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a noncitizen who has obtained the status of a noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence pursuant to section 2 shall be eligible for naturalization through service in the Armed Forces of the United States under sections 328 and 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1439 ; 1440), except that— the ground or grounds on which the noncitizen was ordered removed, or removed, from the United States, or was rendered inadmissible to, or deportable from, the United States, shall be disregarded when determining whether the noncitizen is a person of good moral character; and any period of absence from the United States due to the noncitizen having been removed, or being inadmissible, shall be disregarded when determining if the noncitizen satisfies any requirement relating to continuous residence or physical presence.
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