8 U.S.C. § 1436 — Nationals but not citizens; residence within outlying possessions
submitted 74 years ago by ch. 477 to r/title-8-ALIENS-AND-NATIONALITY · 81 words · no verdicts yet
A noncitizen who owes permanent allegiance to the United States and meets the other requirements may be naturalized after becoming a resident of a State. For this section, residence and physical presence may include residence and presence in an outlying United States possession.
A person not a citizen who owes permanent* allegiance to the United States, and who is otherwise qualified, may, if he becomes a resident of any State*, be naturalized upon compliance with the applicable requirements of this subchapter, except that in applications for naturalization filed under the provisions of this section residence* and physical presence within the United States within the meaning of this subchapter must include residence and physical presence within any of the outlying possessions of the United States*.
A person not a citizen who owes permanent* allegiance to the United States, and who is otherwise qualified, may, if he becomes a resident of any State*, be naturalized upon compliance with the applicable requirements of this subchapter, except that in applications for naturalization filed under the provisions of this section residence* and physical presence within the United States within the meaning of this subchapter shall include residence and physical presence within any of the outlying possessions of the United States*.
Source credit: (June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 2, § 325, 66 Stat. 248; Pub. L. 101–649, title IV, § 407(c)(8), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5041.)
- 1952Enacted · Act of June 27, 1952, ch. 477 · 66 Stat. 248
- 1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-649 · 104 Stat. 5041
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 477 on 1952-06-27.
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