[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67323-67324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31310]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service
[INS No. 2028-99]


Direct Mail Program for Persons on Active Duty in the Armed 
Forces of the United States Filing Form N-400 With the Service Center 
in Lincoln, NE

AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) is 
adjusting its Direct Mail program to require all persons currently 
serving in an active duty status in the armed services of the United 
States who are applying for naturalization based on qualifying military 
service, to file their Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, with 
the service center in Lincoln, Nebraska. This action is necessary to 
centralize and facilitate processing of all Form N-400 filings by armed 
forces personnel.

DATES: This notice is effective December 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerald Casale, Adjudications Officer, 
Immigration and Naturalization Service, Immigration Services Division, 
801 I Street NW, Room 900, Washington, DC 20536, Telephone (202) 514-
0788.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

What Is the Direct Mail Program?

    Under the Service's Direct Mail program applicants for 
naturalization mail the Form N-400 directly to a service center for 
processing instead of to a local office. The purpose and strategy of 
the Direct Mail program have been discussed in detail in previous 
rulemaking and notices (see 59 FR 33903 and 59 FR 33985).
    The Service is refining its Direct Mail processing of Form N-400 by 
requiring all active duty military persons who are filing for 
naturalization based on qualifying military service to file their 
applications with the service center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Applicants 
who apply for naturalization while serving in the armed services must 
be in active duty status at the time of filing and meet all of the 
requirements for naturalization stated in 8 CFR part 328 or 8 CFR part 
329.

Where Should Active Duty Members of the Armed Services File Their 
Form N-400, Application for Naturalization?

    Effective [Insert date of publication in the Federal Register], all 
active duty members of the armed services who apply for naturalization 
based on that service must mail their Form N-400 applications directly 
to the following address: Nebraska Service Center, Attention: N-400 
Naturalization Facilitation Unit, P.O. Box 87426, Lincoln, Nebraska 
68501-7426.

What Will Happen to Form N-400s Filed at Other Service Centers?

    During the first 60 days following the effective date of this 
notice, the Vermont, California, and Texas Service Centers will forward 
to the Nebraska Service Center any Form N-400 that they receive from a 
person who is applying for naturalization on the basis of current 
active duty status in the armed services. They will also notify the 
applicant that the application is being forwarded to the Nebraska 
Service Center for processing. Applications forwarded from the other 
service centers will be receipted and filed when they arrive at the 
Nebraska Service Center. The applicants will receive written 
notification of the date, place, and time of their interview for 
naturalization.
    After the 60-day transition period, any applicants for 
naturalization based on current military service who attempt to file 
the Form N-400 application at a location other than the Nebraska 
Service Center will be directed to mail their application directly to 
the Nebraska Service Center for processing.


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    Dated: November 24, 1999.
Doris Meissner,
Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service.
[FR Doc. 99-31310 Filed 11-29-99; 2:31 pm]
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