Sec. 209. Naturalization
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Section 319(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1430(a) ) is amended to read as follows: Any person who is— a spouse of citizen of the United States; or any person who obtained status as a lawful permanent resident and who was battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by a United States citizen who is or was a spouse, parent, son or daughter; and may be naturalized— upon compliance with all the requirement of this title except the provisions of paragraph
(1)of section 316(a); if such person immediately preceding the date of filing his or her application for naturalization has resided continuously, after being lawfully admitted for permanent residence, within the United States for at least three years; during the three years immediately preceding the date of filing his or her application has been living in marital union with the citizen spouse who has been a United States citizen during all of such period; and in the case of a person who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by a United States citizen spouse, parent, son or daughter, the requirement of subsection (C)(i) shall not apply regardless of whether the lawful permanent resident status was obtained on the basis of such battery or cruelty; has been physically present in the United States for periods totally at least half of the time; has resided within the State or district of the Services in the United States in which the applicant filed his or her application for at least three months; or applications for naturalization filed under paragraph (a)(1)(B) of this section shall be handled under the procedures that apply to aliens seeking relief under section 101(a)(51) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; and the provisions of section 204(a)(1)(J) shall apply in acting on an application under this subsection in the same manner as they apply in acting on petitions referred to in such section. . The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to applications for naturalization filed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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