Servicemember naturalization applications

The end of the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) program to recruit noncitizens with special skills, launched in 2009, contributed to a decrease in military naturalizations

Applications filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services by military service, fiscal years 2010 - 2021
Chart: Diana Baptista Source: United States Government Accountability Office, Military Naturalizations (Sept. 2022)
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