Steve2525
09-03-05, 07:27 PM
Hi Marines,
First of all, my apologies in advance if this is being posted in the wrong area.
I have a few questions about joining the Marine Corps and my citizenship status. My birthplace is Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and both of my parents were born in Canada. I currently live in Ottawa, Canada, and have lived in Canada all my life. However, my mother is an American citizen, she obtained U.S. citizenship at birth from my grandfather. My mom lived in the U.S. 9 years prior to her 14th birthday. My grandfather is also a U.S. citizen born the United States who lived there most of his life. My great grandparents were also U.S. citizens before they passed away. As well, I have one aunt and three uncles (my mothers brothers and sisters) all born in the United States and U.S. citizens.
Normally my mother could have registered me as an American citizen anytime before my 18th birthday, however, she choose not to do this because she felt no obligation too for whatever reason. My parents are divorced and I seldom talk to my mother and she had no interest in helping me obtain my U.S. citizenship, and I recently turned 18 June of this year. I would have written this letter long before I turned 18 in an attempt to find some help getting me properly registered as a U.S. Citizen, but my mother lied to me many times making up excuses as to why she never did it, now it’s to late. My mother also refuses to under any circumstances sponsor me for a green card so I can work in the U.S. and/or join the Marine Corps.
So my question is if there is anyway I can join the Marines in this status, I should be an American citizen except for the fact of my mother who refused to properly register me, and now refuses to sponsor me for a greencard.
Also, I have heard you can join the Marine Corps with Native status. This is another issue for me because it is a known family fact on my mothers side I have some Native blood. The problem is I have no way to trace this, I have a lot of family names that may be able to be traced but again my mother has absolutely no interest in helping me.
I have wanted to join the Marines all my life and am disappointed I may be denied the chance because of my mother who refused to properly register me as a U.S. citizen, it's been pretty frustrating. I am physically fit with no health issues, I have graduated high school with good grades, I have a clean criminal record, and I am athletic. I think I would be a good applicant for the Marine Corps and have enough money saved away to travel to any location in the U.S. to take the medical examination and start basic training. If anyone knows a way for me to join or someone I could contact to sort these issues out it would be greatly appreciated, I’d like to join as soon as possible.
Thanks for reading my post and if you know of anyone who can help me join your Corps. please let me know either by this board of by private e-mail. Again my apologies if this is a bad place to post, and thanks to all Marines for your service to America and allies.
-Steve
Steve.William@excite.com
First of all, my apologies in advance if this is being posted in the wrong area.
I have a few questions about joining the Marine Corps and my citizenship status. My birthplace is Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and both of my parents were born in Canada. I currently live in Ottawa, Canada, and have lived in Canada all my life. However, my mother is an American citizen, she obtained U.S. citizenship at birth from my grandfather. My mom lived in the U.S. 9 years prior to her 14th birthday. My grandfather is also a U.S. citizen born the United States who lived there most of his life. My great grandparents were also U.S. citizens before they passed away. As well, I have one aunt and three uncles (my mothers brothers and sisters) all born in the United States and U.S. citizens.
Normally my mother could have registered me as an American citizen anytime before my 18th birthday, however, she choose not to do this because she felt no obligation too for whatever reason. My parents are divorced and I seldom talk to my mother and she had no interest in helping me obtain my U.S. citizenship, and I recently turned 18 June of this year. I would have written this letter long before I turned 18 in an attempt to find some help getting me properly registered as a U.S. Citizen, but my mother lied to me many times making up excuses as to why she never did it, now it’s to late. My mother also refuses to under any circumstances sponsor me for a green card so I can work in the U.S. and/or join the Marine Corps.
So my question is if there is anyway I can join the Marines in this status, I should be an American citizen except for the fact of my mother who refused to properly register me, and now refuses to sponsor me for a greencard.
Also, I have heard you can join the Marine Corps with Native status. This is another issue for me because it is a known family fact on my mothers side I have some Native blood. The problem is I have no way to trace this, I have a lot of family names that may be able to be traced but again my mother has absolutely no interest in helping me.
I have wanted to join the Marines all my life and am disappointed I may be denied the chance because of my mother who refused to properly register me as a U.S. citizen, it's been pretty frustrating. I am physically fit with no health issues, I have graduated high school with good grades, I have a clean criminal record, and I am athletic. I think I would be a good applicant for the Marine Corps and have enough money saved away to travel to any location in the U.S. to take the medical examination and start basic training. If anyone knows a way for me to join or someone I could contact to sort these issues out it would be greatly appreciated, I’d like to join as soon as possible.
Thanks for reading my post and if you know of anyone who can help me join your Corps. please let me know either by this board of by private e-mail. Again my apologies if this is a bad place to post, and thanks to all Marines for your service to America and allies.
-Steve
Steve.William@excite.com