US Army Program for Non-Citizens - Department of Defense (U.S. Army) - McKinney, TX

WHAT IS MAVNI?

Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) is a recruiting program that allows legal non-citizens with in-demand skills to join the Army in exchange for expedited U.S. citizenship.Individuals who join the Army through this program are able to move from non-immigrant visa or asylee/refugee/Temporary Protected Status (TPS) directly to citizenship. In most cases participants in the program will become naturalized U.S. citizens by the time they graduate from ten weeks of Basic Combat Training or accept a commission as ArmyOfficersXCommissioned Officers are the managers, problem solvers, key influencers and planners who lead Enlisted Soldiers in all situations.Learn More.

Currently, the Army is searching for licensed health care professionals and individuals who can speak more than one language. Read the general requirements below to see if you qualify.General Information PDF

General Requirements

• Applicants must be in one of the following categories at the time of their enlistment:

• Non-immigrant categories E, F, H, I, J, K, L, M, O, P, Q, R, S, T, TC, TD, TN, U or V


• Asylee, refugee, Temporary Protected Status (TPS)


• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

• Applicants must legally reside in the United States for a minimum of two years prior to joining the Army (excluding DACA) without a single absence from the country lasting longer than 90 days


• Applicants must have a high school diploma and a qualifying score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AQFT)


• Must be 17-34 years old and be under 35 at the time of shipping to BCT

MAVNI BENEFITS

• Bypass the Green Card process entirely and gain U.S. citizenship

• Attend high-quality training and gain opportunities for advanced schooling

• Earn a steady income with benefits for Soldiers and family members

CURRENT LANGUAGES RECRUITED: Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Azerbaijani, Baluchi, Bengali, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cebuano, Cambodian-Khmer, Chinese, Czech, French (with citizenship from an African Country), Georgian, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hindi, Hungarian, Ibo/Igbo, Indonesian, Japanese, Kashmiri, Korean, Kurdish, Lao, Malay, Malayalam, Moro (Tausug/Maranao/Maguindanao), Nepalese, Pashto, Persian Dari, Persian Farsi, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Sindhi, Singhalese, Somali, Swahili, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu (with citizenship from Pakistan or Afghanistan), Uzbek, Yoruba

Local candidates only:

Required education:

• High school or equivalent