Sec. 5. Naturalization through service in the Armed Forces
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Subject to subsection (b), a noncitizen who has obtained the status of a noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence pursuant to section 3 shall be eligible for naturalization through service in the Armed Forces under sections 328 and 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1439 and 1440). In determining whether a noncitizen described in subsection
(a)is a person of good moral character, the Secretary shall disregard the one or more grounds on which the noncitizen was— removed or ordered removed from the United States; or rendered inadmissible to, or deportable from, the United States. The Secretary shall disregard any period of absence from the United States of a noncitizen described in subsection
(a)due to the noncitizen having been removed from, or being inadmissible to, the United States if the noncitizen satisfies the applicable requirement relating to continuous residence or physical presence.
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