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This is a listing of militaries that recruit foreign applicants. This includes any individuals who are aliens of the polity whose armed forces they are being recruited to bring together past professional recruiters. The foreigners demand not be legal residents of that nation, simply may gain legal residence status past joining the armed forces. More than 90 states take implemented such recruitment policies betwixt 1815 and 2020.^[1]

A [edit]

• Australia
  • Australian Defense force
  • Permanent residents who can show they have applied for citizenship. Or permanent residents who are ineligible to apply for Australian citizenship equally long as they are prepared to apply for citizenship within 3 months of commencing service (or 6 months if in the ADF Reserve). If permanent residents pass up citizenship or fail in their application, their ADF service will be terminated.
  • Overseas applicants with relevant military experience from allied countries who have significant armed services experience can utilize to join the War machine. A willingness to utilize for citizenship is a requirement. In exceptional circumstances, if a position cannot exist filled by an Australian Citizen the citizenship requirement may exist waived and applications may be accepted from:^[ii] In certain areas of the defence, especially sensitive work that involves collaboration with ASIO or ASIS, citizenship is a requirement.^[3]

B [edit]

C [edit]

D [edit]

• Denmark
  • Danish Defence - Foreign nationals already living in Denmark or in another EU land may apply to bring together the Danish war machine, providing they have lived one year in Kingdom of denmark if applying within or six years if applying within an EU land. However, they must exist fluent in Danish and must be able to write it also.^[10]

F [edit]

• France
  • Foreign Legion - The Legion is an elite unit of the French Army, which recruits applicants aged 17.5 to 39.5 from throughout the world.^[11]

Thou [edit]

• Greece
  • Hellenic War machine - Indigenous Greeks accepted to the military academies for officers or non-commissioned officers of the Greek war machine (according to the special police force governing each school) or who enlist in the armed services as volunteers (co-ordinate to the law governing each branch) acquire Greek nationality automatically from the time they enter the academies or are enlisted. Noesis of Greek linguistic communication at fluent level is required.

I [edit]

• Republic of india
  • Indian Regular army - Recruits Nepalese and Bhutanese citizens, and the refugees from Tibet who intend to permanently settle in Bharat.^[12] Recruits of Indian origin who have migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Republic of kenya, Thailand, Republic of uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, the Democratic republic of the congo, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India may besides bring together.^[12]
• Ireland
  • Irish Defense Forces - Nationals of the European Economical Area, which includes fellow member states of the European Wedlock forth with the United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, too as foreign residents having lived in Ireland for 5 years continuously.^[13]
• Israel
  • Israel Defense Forces - Israel recruits non-Israeli Jews—and non-Jews with at to the lowest degree one Jewish grandparent—through the Mahal and Garin Tzabar programs. They as well recruit converts to Judaism.^[xiv]

L [edit]

• Luxembourg
  • Luxembourg Regular army - Whatsoever citizen of a state of the European Matrimony who has resided in Grand duchy of luxembourg for at least 36 months and is at to the lowest degree 18 years old only not yet 27 is eligible to join the regular army.^[fifteen]

M [edit]

• Monaco
  • Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince and the Corps des Sapeurs-Pompiers - Recruits French People, as well equally native Monegasques.^{[16] [17]}

N [edit]

R [edit]

• Russia
  • The Russian Military machine accepts foreigners of any country to their ranks. Under a plan, posted on the ministry's web site in 2010, foreigners without dual citizenship are able to sign upwardly for five-year contracts – and are eligible for Russian citizenship later on serving three years. According to the amended law, a citizen of any foreign country aged xviii–30 with a good control of Russian and a clean record tin sign an initial five-year contract to bring together the Army.^{[20] [21] [22]}

Due south [edit]

• Spain
  • Spanish Armed forces - Spain recruits citizens of its sometime Empire (except Morocco, the Philippines and Puerto Rico). Citizens of Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Cuba, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Republic of el salvador, Equatorial Republic of guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay or Venezuela may enlist in the Spanish Legion (except every bit submarine personnel) with temporary/permanent residence or caused Spanish citizenship.^[23]
• Singapore
  • Singapore has always fabricated use of Gurkhas to help with special armed services and police roles. During the colonial days, many soldiers were brought to Singapore from other British colonies. From 2011, Second-generation male permanent residents are spring by Singapore's conscription laws to the same extent Singaporean citizens are, and therefore must do the standard active and reserve service in the armed forces, police, or civil defense force.^[24]

U [edit]

• Ukraine
  • It has been reported that EU, Georgian and Belarusan citizens have been serving in the Ukrainian Ground Forces since the outbreak of the Donbass War.^[25]
• United kingdom
  • British War machine - The British Army has continued the celebrated practice of recruiting Gurkhas from Nepal to serve in the Brigade of Gurkhas. They are selected and recruited in Nepal, and are expected to keep their Nepali citizenship throughout the length of their service.^[26]
  • In 1989 previous restrictions on the enlistment of Commonwealth citizens in the British Armed forces were lifted, following recruiting difficulties amid British citizens. Under the new provisions Commonwealth citizens were permitted to enlist direct in any ane of the British services and significant numbers did and then in subsequent years. From 2013, all Republic citizens except for those from Cyprus, the Republic of Ireland (not a member of the commonwealth) and Malta must take resided for 5 years in the UK earlier being allowed to join.^{[ citation needed ]} As of the 23rd of May 2016, some of these restrictions for certain positions requiring residency in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland have been lifted for Democracy citizens, due to recruiting difficulties.^[27]
• U.s.
  • United states Armed Forces - Permanent Residence/Green Carte. Many have also served in the state of war zones and have received US citizenship later a period of service.^[28]
  • Citizens of Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall islands may also join the Usa armed forces nether the Compacts of Free Association, though some officeholder positions may exist restricted.^[29]
  • Canadian-born Native Americans/Outset Nations may also join the United states Armed Forces if they are of at to the lowest degree 50% blood breakthrough.^[30]
  • The Korean Augmentation To the United states of america Army (KATUSA) is a co-operative of the Republic of korea Regular army that consists of Korean drafted personnel who are augmented to the Eighth U.s.a. Ground forces (EUSA). KATUSA does non grade an private military machine unit, instead minor numbers of KATUSA members are dispatched throughout the almost of the Eighth The states Army departments, filling in positions for the U.s.a. Army enlisted soldiers and inferior not-commissioned officers. KATUSAs are drafted from pool of qualified volunteers who are subjected to mandatory military service for Korean male person citizens. While ROK Regular army holds the responsibility for personnel management of KATUSAs, KATUSA members are equipped with standard United states of america Army issues, and live and work with the U.S. enlisted soldiers.^[31]
  • Additionally, nether the War machine Accessions Vital to National Interest (MAVNI) program, skilled foreigners such as translators may be recruited as needed, along with, as of September 2022 illegal immigrants with make clean records and who have graduated high school if they were brought to the The states as children.^[32] Equally of Dec 2016, MAVNI is under review and closed indefinitely.
  • Previously, the United States Navy immune for the direct recruitment of 400 Filipino men every year to serve as enlisted personnel fifty-fifty without being permanent residents or immigrants under an agreement made by both countries in 1947, but was discontinued in 1992 following the closure of US military bases in the land.^[33]
• United Arab Emirates
  • In that location are people from other Arab or nearby Muslim countries, who have served in the UAE, mainly in not-uniformed positions. This was mainly after independence from the United kingdom in 1971, when the UAE government was still evolving.^[34] Prior to that, the UK stationed their own troops and equipment in the region (known as the Trucial States)^{[ citation needed ]}

V [edit]

• Vatican City
  • Vatican city's sole military, The Swiss Guard, is made up entirely of Swiss Catholics; even so, Swiss Guards are granted Vatican citizenship while they serve.^[35]

Hereafter openings [edit]

• Frg
  • In late 2018, the German Minister of Defense force said that the German government is open up to the possibility of opening some official positions to skilled EU citizens. In detail, positions such as medical officers and logistics officers are difficult to fill afterwards the abolition of the mandatory military service in 2011. A decision has not yet been made.^{[ citation needed ]}

Farther reading [edit]

• Elizabeth M.F. Grasmeder, "Leaning on Legionnaires: Why Modern States Recruit Foreign Soldiers," International Security (July 2021), Vol 46 (No. 1), pp. 147–195.
• Kolby Hanson & Erik Lin-Greenberg (2019) "Noncitizen Soldiers: Explaining Foreign Recruitment by Modern State Militaries." Security Studies.

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