Can I still be able to become a US Citizen

[Floydesco 0]

April this year Trump signed an executive order banning some countries from applying to US permanent and I think it is majorly marriage/family Ion know the supposed code for it maybe K1 Visa category or sum. So I am intending to study in the US as an undergraduate and later on join the US Military and naturalize if it’s possible 

Do you guys think I can still be able to 

 

N/B: I’m from Nigeria, and we are the Biggest US partner in Counter-Terrorism or sum in Africa so I was shocked by him adding us to the list of country that is suspect-able terrorist while we have never done any of such act but Saudi-Arabia which some of its citizens has even killed Americans on America soil don’t get the Ban 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

You can’t “just join the military” from student status. What is the bridging step in your plan?

anyway you still need to get the student visa. 

[arken 4,197]

You can apply for the student visa for sure as it’s not banned at present. If your sole intention is to join military while in F1 visa thru MAVNI and become a citizen, getting approved for F1 visa is difficult imo.

 

I believe MAVNI is closed anyway.

Edited June 23, 2020 by arken

[designguy 1,179]

A student visa does not grant any direct path to citizenship nor joining the military. Non US citizens must be permanent residents before joining the military. There is no direct path from student visa to permanent resident

Edited June 23, 2020 by designguy

[Floydesco 0]

9 minutes ago, arken said:

You can apply for the student visa for sure as it’s not banned at present. If your sole intention is to join military while in F1 visa thru MAVNI and become a citizen, getting approved for F1 visa is difficult imo.

 

I believe MAVNI is closed anyway.

What about the OPT F1 status holder are been giving after graduation, will I be able to join the military then?

[designguy 1,179]

6 minutes ago, Floydesco said:

What about the OPT F1 status holder are been giving after graduation, will I be able to join the military then?

No. F1 visas are granted with the requirement that you plan to leave after the end of your studies. In fact if you cant demonstrate that you plan to leave after your studies you wont be given the visa in the first place

Edited June 23, 2020 by designguy

[arken 4,197]

18 minutes ago, Floydesco said:

What about the OPT F1 status holder are been giving after graduation, will I be able to join the military then?

Your whole intent for F1 visa seems to be a USC and that is a problem you’ll face in obtaining the visa.

 

FYI, the program MAVNI that allowed some legal non immigrants to join the military and become a USC is terminated at present.

[jan22 3,043]

14 hours ago, Floydesco said:

What about the OPT F1 status holder are been giving after graduation, will I be able to join the military then?

No.  Even if there were a way for you to join the US military (which there isn't), you still likely could not use OPT status to do so.  OPT employment must be in your field of study.  There's too much within the military that would not qualify for this -- Basic Training, for example -- where you would not be doing anything connected to your major area of study.

 

And, immigrant intent is another reason why you are unlikely to get a student visa (along with your other posts concerning finances).  Student visas are not pathways to LPR or citizenship status.

[SalishSea 17,779]

Why so desperate to get to the US?