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8 U.S.C. § 1437 — Resident Philippine citizens excepted from certain requirements

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8 U.S.C. § 1437 — Resident Philippine citizens excepted from certain requirements

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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8 U.S.C. § 701 to 724a — Repealed. June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, § 403(a)(40), (42), 66 Stat. 279, 280, eff. Dec. 24, 1952

### Statutory Notes Section 701, act Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, title I, subchap. III, § 301, 54 Stat. 1140, related to jurisdiction to naturalize. See [section 1421 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1421&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 702, act Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, title I, subchap. III, § 302, 54 Stat. 1140, related to sex or marriage, as affecting eligibility for naturalization. See [section 1422 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1422&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 703, acts Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, title I, subchap. III, § 303, 54 Stat. 1140; Dec. 17, 1943, ch. 344, § 3, 57 Stat. 601; July 2, 1946, ch. 534, § 1, 60 Stat. 416; Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, § 4(b), 64 Stat. 385, related to races affecting eligibility. See [section 1422 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1422&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 704, acts Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, title I, subchap. III, § 304, 54 Stat. 1140; Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1024, title I, § 30, 64 Stat. 1018, related to language, history and principles of government affecting eligibility. See [section 1423 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1423&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 705, acts Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, title I, subchap. III, § 305, 54 Stat. 1141; Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1024, title I, § 25, 64 Stat. 1013, related to exclusion from naturalization. See sections 1424(a)–(c), 1427(f), and 1451(c) of this title. Section 706, act Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, title I, subchap. III, § 306, 54 Stat. 1141, related to desertion from the armed forces or evasion of draft as affecting eligibility. See [section 1425 of this title](https://us

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8 U.S.C. § 1437 — Resident Philippine citizens excepted

Page 501 TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY § 1438 the Immigration and Nationality Act [section 1421(a) of this title], or before any diplomatic or consular officer of the United States abroad, that he has done nothing to promote the cause of communism. The illegal or fraudulent procurement of naturalization under this amendment shall be subject to cancellation in the same manner as provided in section 340 of the Immigration and Nationality Act [section 1451 of this title].’’ JAPANESE ELECTIONS; NATURALIZATION OF FORMER CITIZENS WHO VOTED IN CERTAIN FORMER ELECTIONS Act July 20, 1954, ch. 553, 68 Stat. 495, provided: ‘‘That a person who has lost United States citizenship solely by reason of having voted in any political election or plebiscite held in Japan between September 2, 1945, and April 27, 1952, inclusive, and who has not, subsequent to such voting, committed any act which, had he re- mained a citizen, would have operated to expatriate him, and is not otherwise disqualified from becoming a citizen by reason of sections 313 or 314, or the third sen- tence of section 318 of the Immigration and Nationality Act [sections 1424, 1425, 1429 of this title], may be natu- ralized by taking, prior to two years after the date of the enactment of this Act [July 20, 1954], before any naturalization court specified in subsection (a) of sec- tion 310 of the Immigration and Nationality Act [sec- tion 1421(a) of this title] or before any diplomatic or consular officer of the United States abroad, the appli- cable oath prescribed by section 337 of such Act [sec- tion 1448 of this title]. Certified copies of such oath shall be sent by such court or such diplomatic or con- sular officer to the Department of State and to the De- partment of Justice. Such oath of alleg

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