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  2. Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
  3. Chapter 12 - IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
  4. Subchapter III - NATIONALITY AND NATURALIZATION
  5. Part II - Nationality Through Naturalization
  6. 8 USC § 1437
8 USC § 1437
Resident Philippine citizens excepted from certain requirements
through Public Law 118-105
USC

Any person who (1) was a citizen of the Commonwealth of the Philippines on July 2, 1946, (2) entered the United States prior to May 1, 1934, and (3) has, since such entry, resided continuously in the United States shall be regarded as having been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence for the purpose of applying for naturalization under this subchapter.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1990—Pub. L. 101–649 substituted "applying" for "petitioning".
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