> crg14624 wrote in message
> news:<34$253677$1656401$1094882914@britishexpats.com>...
> > > USimmigrant wrote in message
> > > news:<34$253677$1651580$1094736918@britishexpats.com>...
> > > > I have a friend that came to the us with B2 visa to visit. He
> > > > would
> > > > like
> > > > to apply for asylum because of the fact that he doesn't want to
> > > > go
> > > > back
> > > > to his country because he never lived there. He is willing to
> > > > join
> > > > the
> > > > US army and serve it.
> > >
> > > If he joins US army and fulfill the agreement, wouldn't he get GC
> > > at
> > > some point? Why use asylum which should be saved for deserving
> > > people?
> > > If one wants to apply for asylum, then join US army only because
> > > he
> > > really wants to becoem a soldier.
> > >
> > > > Anyone can give an advice about the situation? What are the
> > > > chances
> > > > of
> > > > getting an asylum status?
> >
> > We're not the french foreign legion. You have to be a citizen,
> > national, or lawful permanent resident of the United States to
> > enlist.
>
> What about someone who arrived to US under refugee program. He was a
> political activist - he hates the word refugee attached to his name
> but I told him not to. He started political activites - joined
> students' protest - while in high school (age 15 going to 16). Was
> imprioned for 6 months. He continued allying with the opposition
> party and as a result, he couldn't do anything due to harrassment. He
> couldn't get a passport to get out either and so he left through the
> back door and in a neighboring country, he participated in
> demonstartion in fornt of the Embassy (of home country). He got
> detained by the police and put into Special Detension Unit under UN.
> After 8 months, he was released and sent to US.
>
> He got here 3 1/2 months ago. He seems lost.
>
> A while ago, I started thinking that if he can join army or airforce
> or something like that, it might do him good.
>
> He will be able to apply for GC one year from the date he arrivesd US.
> It might take a while before he actually egts his GC. In the mean
> time, can he join army, airforce, etc? If he can, I will let him know.
>
>
> > An occassional illegal alien gets into the army here and there, but
> > that's against the rules and the army doesn't know about it when
> > they
> > accept them.
>
> What happens when the army finds out?
>
> >Heck, they've even caught illegals working for the
> >border patrol.
>
> That is wild.
He'd have to become an LPR prior to enlisting in the military.
Here are some articles about an illegal in the army:
http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2212746.php
http://www.theolympian.com/home/specialsections/War/20030913/99142.shtml
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