In re Naturalization of Roque

NIXON, District Judge.

Rodolfo Garcia Roque, a 31 year old native and national of the Republic of the Philippines, filed his petition for naturalization on July 13, 1971, under Section 329(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. § 1440). The question presented is whether the extension of petitioner’s enlistment in the United States Navy at Oak Harbor, Washington on September 10, 1965 satisfies the statutory requirement of an enlistment in the United States.

The petitioner was accorded a preliminary investigation under oath prior to the filing of the petition for naturalization,…