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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · S. 1704 (Introduced in Senate) — 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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An alien who has obtained the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence pursuant to section 3(a) 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 and 1440), except that— when determining whether the noncitizen is a person of good moral character, disregard the ground on which the noncitizen was— ordered removed, or was removed, from the United States; or rendered inadmissible to, or deportable from, the United States; 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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