{"data":{"id":"us/8-cfr-329.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"8 CFR 329.1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part:\nHonorable service and separation means service and separation from service which the executive department under which the applicant served determines to be honorable, including:\n(1) That such applicant had not been separated from service on account of alienage;\n(2) That such applicant was not a conscientious objector who performed no military, air or naval duty; and\n(3) That such applicant did not refuse to wear a military uniform.\nService in an active duty status in the Armed Forces of the United States means active service in the following organizations:\n(1) United States Army, United States Navy, United States Marines, United States Air Force, United States Coast Guard; or\n(2) A National Guard unit during such time as the unit is Federally recognized as a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States and that unit is called for active duty.\nWorld War I means the period beginning on April 6, 1917, and ending on November 11, 1918.","path":["Title 8—Aliens and Nationality","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER C—NATIONALITY REGULATIONS","PART 329—SPECIAL CLASSES OF PERSONS WHO MAY BE NATURALIZED: PERSONS WITH ACTIVE DUTY OR CERTAIN READY RESERVE SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES DURING SPECIFIED PERIODS OF HOSTILITIES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-8.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"30083a2a973874b5c77dc0bc28b5188f66cee34e16fdc1dc0cdd7586a7b70023","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/8-cfr-328.4","next":"us/8-cfr-329.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}