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REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE

This Instruction reissues reference (a) as a DoD Instruction according to the guidance of reference (b) to prescribe uniform guidance to the Citizenship and Immigration Service (CIS) of the Department of Homeland Security to:

Facilitate the naturalization of aliens who have served honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States; and

Militarily certify alien dependents seeking naturalization under the provisions of reference (c) and furnish policy guidance to the Secretaries of the Military Departments governing discharge of release from active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States of permanent residence aliens who desire to be naturalized as United States citizens under the provisions of reference (d).

APPLICABILITY

This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, (including their Reserve components and the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a Military Service in the Navy under agreement with the Department of Homeland Security), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").