§1440e Exemption From Naturalization Fees for Aliens Naturalized Through Service During Vietnam Hostilities or Other Subsequent Period of Military Hostilities; Report by Clerks of Courts to Attorney General

Summary

Court clerks must not charge or collect naturalization fees from a person who served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marines during the period beginning February 28, 1961 and ending on the date the President names by Executive order as the end of the Vietnam hostilities, or during any later period the President names by Executive order as a time U.S. forces were in armed conflict, when that person applies for naturalization under section 329. This covers fees for filing the naturalization petition or issuing the naturalization certificate. Clerks of State courts also must not charge these fees unless state law requires a charge; if state law requires one, only the part that must be paid to the State may be collected. Clerks must report all such transactions to the Attorney General the same way they report other immigration-related court actions under title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act.