Thank you for that information, I missed that, However, eligible to apply for naturalization does NOT make it automatic. Ted [1]tccrane@peoplepc.com wrote: For the uninformed or misinformed: By Executive Order Number 13269, dated July 3, 2002, President Bush declared that all those persons serving honorably in active-duty status in the Armed Forces of the United States at any time on or after September 11, 2001 until a date to be announced, are eligible to apply for naturalization in accordance with the service during hostilities statutory exception in Section 329 of the INA to the naturalization requirements. This means that individuals with even one day of honorable active duty service can apply for citizenship, regardless of how long they have been a resident. Note: Under this provision, individuals who apply for citizenship after discharge must present a DD Form 214, with service characterized as "Honorable," or "General." Those with other characterizations (including Entry Level Separation), are not eligible. Section 329 of the INA also applies to service-members who served on active duty during World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam Conflict, and Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Hokana" [2]<hokafanti@verizon.net> To: [3]<teduke@embarqmail.com>; [4]<ny-irish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 3:02 PM Subject: Re: [NY--date. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.560 / Virus Database: 270.12.26/2116 - Release Date: 5/15/09 6:16 AM ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, check/add y our NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: [5]http://www.connorsgenealogy. com/NYIrishList/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [6]NY-IRISH-request@roots web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the b ody of the message References 1. mailto:tccrane@peoplepc.com 2. mailto:hokafanti@verizon.net 3. mailto:teduke@embarqmail.com 4. mailto:ny-irish@rootsweb.com 5. http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ 6. mailto:NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com