§ 1437 - Resident Philippine citizens excepted from certain requirements

CHAPTER 12— IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY › SUBCHAPTER III— NATIONALITY AND NATURALIZATION

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.

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Amendments

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