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Code · U.S. Code · Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY · CHAPTER 12— IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY · SUBCHAPTER III— NATIONALITY AND NATURALIZATION · § 1445

§ 1445. Application for naturalization; declaration of intention

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(a)Evidence and form An applicant for naturalization shall make and file with the Attorney General a sworn application in writing, signed by the applicant in the applicant’s own handwriting if physically able to write, which application shall be on a form prescribed by the Attorney General and shall include averments of all facts which in the opinion of the Attorney General may be material to the applicant’s naturalization, and required to be proved under this subchapter. In the case of an applicant subject to a requirement of continuous residence under section 1427(a) or 1430(a) of this title, the application for naturalization may be filed up to 3 months before the date the applicant would first otherwise meet such continuous residence requirement.
(b)Who may file No person shall file a valid application for naturalization unless he shall have attained the age of eighteen years. An application for naturalization by an alien shall contain an averment of lawful admission for permanent residence.
(c)Hearings Hearings under section 1447(a) of this title on applications for naturalization shall be held at regular intervals specified by the Attorney General.
(d)Filing of application Except as provided in subsection (e), an application for naturalization shall be filed in the office of the Attorney General.
(e)Substitute filing place and administering oath other than before Attorney General A person may file an application for naturalization other than in the office of the Attorney General, and an oath of allegiance administered other than in a public ceremony before the Attorney General or a court, if the Attorney General determines that the person has an illness or other disability which—
(1)is of a permanent nature and is sufficiently serious to prevent the person’s personal appearance, or
(2)is of a nature which so incapacitates the person as to prevent him from personally appearing.
(f)Declaration of intention An alien over 18 years of age who is residing in the United States pursuant to a lawful admission for permanent residence may file with the Attorney General a declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States. Such a declaration shall be filed in duplicate and in a form prescribed by the Attorney General and shall be accompanied by an application prescribed and approved by the Attorney General. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring any such alien to make and file a declaration of intention as a condition precedent to filing an application for naturalization nor shall any such declaration of intention be regarded as conferring or having conferred upon any such alien United States citizenship or nationality or the right to United States citizenship or nationality, nor shall such declaration be regarded as evidence of such alien’s lawful admission for permanent residence in any proceeding, action, or matter arising under this chapter or any other Act.
(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 2, § 334, 66 Stat. 254; Pub. L. 97–116, § 15(b), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1619; Pub. L. 101–649, title IV, §§ 401(b), 407(c)(15), (d)(12), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5038, 5041, 5042; Pub. L. 102–232, title III, § 305(d), (e), (m)(7), Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1750.)
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  • June 27, 1952, ch. 477
  • 66 Stat. 254
  • Pub. L. 97–116, § 15(b)
  • 95 Stat. 1619
  • Pub. L. 101–649, title IV
  • 104 Stat. 5038
  • Pub. L. 102–232, title III, § 305(d)
  • 105 Stat. 1750
  • act June 27, 1952, ch. 477
  • 66 Stat. 163
  • Pub. L. 102–232, § 305(m)(7)
  • Pub. L. 102–232, § 305(e)
  • Pub. L. 101–649, § 407(d)(12)(B)
  • Pub. L. 102–232, § 305(d)
  • Pub. L. 101–649, § 407(d)(12)(A)
  • Pub. L. 101–649, § 407(c)(15)
  • Pub. L. 101–649, § 401(b)
  • Pub. L. 101–649, § 407(d)(12)(F)
  • Pub. L. 97–116
  • Pub. L. 102–232
  • Pub. L. 101–649
  • section 310(1) of Pub. L. 102–232
  • Pub. L. 102–232, title III, § 305(m)
  • section 21(a) of Pub. L. 97–116
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ActJune 27, 1952, ch. 477
Stat.66 Stat. 254
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–116, § 15(b)
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–649, title IV
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