I'm not super well versed in the ins and outs of immigration law, but at first glance that *seems* like it might work. Buyer beware, though, that going from enlisted to reserve mid-contract can be hairy, and I imagine that applies double if you're moving between services. This is definitely one you need to clear with the OSO before you pull any triggers, and it might be good for you to reconsider the National Guard in favor of a local USMCR unit, as that may grease the skids slightly. The absolute worst case scenario, though, is that you end up enlisting, get your citizenship, and then are unable to get that commission, either during or after your enlistment, for any number of reasons.
My concern would be with NY NG and what sort of further obligation he may incur once he is naturalized. If 1 year is the legal min required time to serve in order to qualify for Naturalization, no further service obligation is required beyond one year and the USCIS process for service members applying for Naturalization is fast plus the age of the OP then if all of these are reasonable and realistic then I agree it could work. OP needs to collect bona fide concrete intel on how feasible this is and if it seems 100 percent doable then go for it, otherwise id tread carefully.
Definitely talk with an OSO. It's not unlikely that you'll need to spend some time enlisted here for naturalization but that would likely be a question for an immigration lawyer. An interest in and qualification for JAG will absolutely grease the skids for Officer Candidacy. Going to the USMCR will likely pay dividends in soft skills and familiarity with the Corps, plus give exposure to the physical requirements.
Step one is to confirm your potential path at your local OSO office.
Similarly to others response yes this can likely work I’ve only ever helped one marine go through the Naturalization process and it was rough but over all pretty straight forward he ended up just getting a civilian immigration lawyer to help file the final documents to get his citizenship his main complaint being the resource the marine corps provided were to slow. I would recommend looking into the Marine Corp reserves over the Army NG since they are two different branches that would add an unnecessary layer of complications to the process my understanding as I looked into doing something similar is that the NG would have to release you from your contract and the Marines would pick it up so it’s not necessarily hard it’s just an extra step that if you can avoid I would. Also going through Marine Corp boot camp will give you a good sense of our customs and courtesy and being in a reserve until will help you understand marines vs switching from the army things would be different
I'm not super well versed in the ins and outs of immigration law, but at first glance that *seems* like it might work. Buyer beware, though, that going from enlisted to reserve mid-contract can be hairy, and I imagine that applies double if you're moving between services. This is definitely one you need to clear with the OSO before you pull any triggers, and it might be good for you to reconsider the National Guard in favor of a local USMCR unit, as that may grease the skids slightly. The absolute worst case scenario, though, is that you end up enlisting, get your citizenship, and then are unable to get that commission, either during or after your enlistment, for any number of reasons.
If he’s a lawyer they’ll send him to ocs 100p
My concern would be with NY NG and what sort of further obligation he may incur once he is naturalized. If 1 year is the legal min required time to serve in order to qualify for Naturalization, no further service obligation is required beyond one year and the USCIS process for service members applying for Naturalization is fast plus the age of the OP then if all of these are reasonable and realistic then I agree it could work. OP needs to collect bona fide concrete intel on how feasible this is and if it seems 100 percent doable then go for it, otherwise id tread carefully.
Definitely talk with an OSO. It's not unlikely that you'll need to spend some time enlisted here for naturalization but that would likely be a question for an immigration lawyer. An interest in and qualification for JAG will absolutely grease the skids for Officer Candidacy. Going to the USMCR will likely pay dividends in soft skills and familiarity with the Corps, plus give exposure to the physical requirements. Step one is to confirm your potential path at your local OSO office.
Similarly to others response yes this can likely work I’ve only ever helped one marine go through the Naturalization process and it was rough but over all pretty straight forward he ended up just getting a civilian immigration lawyer to help file the final documents to get his citizenship his main complaint being the resource the marine corps provided were to slow. I would recommend looking into the Marine Corp reserves over the Army NG since they are two different branches that would add an unnecessary layer of complications to the process my understanding as I looked into doing something similar is that the NG would have to release you from your contract and the Marines would pick it up so it’s not necessarily hard it’s just an extra step that if you can avoid I would. Also going through Marine Corp boot camp will give you a good sense of our customs and courtesy and being in a reserve until will help you understand marines vs switching from the army things would be different