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Code · U.S. Code · Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY · CHAPTER 12— IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY · SUBCHAPTER III— NATIONALITY AND NATURALIZATION · § 1436

§ 1436. Nationals but not citizens; residence within outlying possessions

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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.
(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.)
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  • June 27, 1952, ch. 477
  • 66 Stat. 248
  • Pub. L. 101–649, title IV, § 407(c)(8)
  • 104 Stat. 5041
  • Pub. L. 101–649
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§ 1436
Nationals but not citizens; residence within outlying possessions
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ActJune 27, 1952, ch. 477
Stat.66 Stat. 248
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–649, title IV, § 407(c)(8)
Stat.104 Stat. 5041
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–649
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