§ 7304. Citizenship or noncitizen nationality notation on merchant mariners’ documents

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An individual applying for a merchant mariner’s document shall provide satisfactory proof that the individual is a citizen or noncitizen national (as such term is described in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1408)) of the United States before that notation is made on the document.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 542; Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7301(b)(2)(A), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1751.)

Section 7304 specifies, that before a merchant mariner’s document is noted to specify that the individual is a U.S. citizen, the individual must provide satisfactory proof that he is a citizen. This does not impose a requirement of United States citizenship as a condition for issuance of a document.

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Nationals but not citizens of the United States at birth
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Pub. L. 98–89
97 Stat. 542
Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7301(b)(2)(A)
139 Stat. 1751
Pub. L. 119–60

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§ 7304

Citizenship or noncitizen nationality notation on merchant mariners’ documents

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U.S.C.§ 1408

Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–89

Stat.97 Stat. 542

Pub. L.Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7301(b)(2)(A)

Stat.139 Stat. 1751

Pub. L.Pub. L. 119–60

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