Jump to navigation Jump to search This is a List of militaries that recruit foreign applicants. Australia Australian Defence Force – The ADF routinely recruits New Zealand citizens who are Permanent Residents russian foreign legion serve in the military. Permanent residents who can prove they have applied for citizenship. If permanent residents refuse citizenship or fail in their application, their ADF service will be terminated.
Overseas applicants with relevant military experience from allied countries who have significant military experience can apply to join the Armed Forces. A willingness to apply for citizenship is a requirement. Bahrain The forces in Bahrain are made up of Sunni foreigners, mainly Arabs and Pakistanis serving within them. Shia Bahrainis are not happy with foreigners in the positions of power while the native Bahrainis are barred from them.
Bolivia Foreign nationals resident in Bolivia at conscription age are permitted to join the armed forces, which simplifies their naturalization process. Cyprus Cypriot National Guard – Cyprus accepts all foreign nationals of at least partial Cypriot descent as volunteers. Denmark Foreign nationals already living in Denmark or in another EU country may apply to join the Danish armed forces, providing they have lived one year in Denmark if applying within or six years if applying within an EU country. France French Foreign Legion – The Legion is a branch of the French Army, which recruits applicants aged 18 to 39. India Indian Army – Recruits Nepalese and Bhutanese citizens, and the refugees from Tibet who intend to permanently settle in India. Ireland Irish Defence Forces – Nationals of the European Economic Area, which includes member states of the European Union along with Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, as well as foreign residents having lived in Ireland for 5 years continuously. Israel Israel Defense Forces – Israel recruits non-Israeli Jews—and non-Jews with at least one Jewish grandparent—through the Mahal and Garin Tzabar programs.
Luxembourg Luxembourg Army – Any citizen of a country of the European Union who has resided in Luxembourg for at least 36 months and is at least 18 years old but not yet 24 is eligible to join the army. New Zealand Overseas: A serving member of another military can join the New Zealand Defence Force. Norway Norwegian Armed Forces – By agreement between the two countries citizens of Iceland are accepted. Russia The Russian Armed Forces accepts foreigners of any country to their ranks. Singapore Singapore has always made use of Gurkhas to help with special military and police roles.
During the colonial days, many soldiers were brought to Singapore from other British colonies. United Kingdom British Armed Forces – The British Army has continued the historic practice of recruiting Gurkhas from Nepal to serve in special Gurkha units. In 1989 previous restrictions on the enlistment of Commonwealth citizens in the British Armed Forces were lifted, following recruiting difficulties amongst British citizens. Under the new provisions Commonwealth citizens were permitted to enlist directly in any one of the British services and significant numbers did so in subsequent years. Many have also served in the war zones and have received US citizenship after a period of service.
Citizens of Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands may also join the US armed forces under the Compacts of Free Association, though some officer positions may be restricted. September 2014 illegal immigrants with clean records and who have graduated high school if they were brought to the United States as children. United Arab Emirates There are people from other Arab or nearby Muslim countries, who have served in the UAE, mainly in non-uniformed positions. This was mainly after independence from the UK in 1971, when the UAE government was still evolving. Swiss Guards are granted Vatican citizenship while they serve. Germany in late 2018 the German minister of defence said that the German government is open to the possibility of opening some official positions to EU skilled citizens. In particular, positions as medical officers and logistic officers are difficult to fill after the abolition of the mandatory military service in 2011.
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