Additional Considerations

The following individuals may or may not be U.S. citizens. However, even if they are not U.S. citizens, they are exempt from meeting other non-citizen requirements.

Any individual who is lawfully residing in the U.S. and was a member of the Hmong or Highland Laotian during the Vietnam era (beginning August 5, 1964 and ending on May 7, 1975) meets citizenship requirements. This includes:

The spouse or an unmarried dependent child

The un-remarried surviving spouse