Citizenship

[lossprevention]

I was wondering if anybody knew which states don't require citizenship to be a police officer, so far i only have my green card, i know colorado, oklahoma, north dakota and hawai, dont require, does anybody know of any other states??? I would appreciate any information.

[L-1]

You can get hired in California if you are a permanent resident alien who is eligible for and has applied for citizenship.

[PhilipCal]

Citizenship

I don't know of any LE agencies in Alabama that will waive the U.S. citizenship requirement.

[Strummer]

I was wondering if anybody knew which states don't require citizenship to be a police officer, so far i only have my green card, i know colorado, oklahoma, north dakota and hawai, dont require, does anybody know of any other states??? I would appreciate any information.

Fifty States and fifty different sets of rules and regulations. There is a thread somewhere on this board listing all States citizenship requirements for Police...just do a search.

But beware, just because the State does not require it, the individual department may insist that you be a US citizen to apply. The State "standards board" (or whatever they are calling it in each State) sets the minimum standards; the individual departments may set some extra requirements beyond those minimums.

The Illinois standards board requires Officers only to be Resident Aliens (Green Card holders), but I would say that the majority of departments in the State require full US citizenship for applicants. Interestingly, Chicago Police Dept, easily the largest dept in the State, does NOT require full citizenship, a Green Card is acceptable for CPD.

[Strummer]

Here...I've even done the legwork for you...in this thread, post #8 lists all States and their requirements. Individual departments may have more stringent requirements than those set by the State.

LINK:

http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54413

Hope this helps.

Regards.

[lossprevention]

Strummer you are a great person, i really appreciate your help, that information was really helpfull im going to start looking for a job