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8 U.S.C. § 1445 — Application for naturalization; declaration of intention

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8 U.S.C. § 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1447/a&num=0&edition=prelim) 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.

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8 U.S.C. § 1551 — Immigration and Naturalization Service

There is created and established in the Department of Justice an Immigration and Naturalization Service.

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8 U.S.C. § 1101 — Definitions

**(a)** As used in this chapter— (1) The term “administrator” means the official designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to [section 1104(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1104/b&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) The term “advocates” includes, but is not limited to, advises, recommends, furthers by overt act, and admits belief in. (3) The term “alien” means any person not a citizen or national of the United States. (4) The term “application for admission” has reference to the application for admission into the United States and not to the application for the issuance of an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa. (5) The term “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the United States. (6) The term “border crossing identification card” means a document of identity bearing that designation issued to an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or to an alien who is a resident in foreign contiguous territory, by a consular officer or an immigration officer for the purpose of crossing over the borders between the United States and foreign contiguous territory in accordance with such conditions for its issuance and use as may be prescribed by regulations. Such regulations shall provide that (A) each such document include a biometric identifier (such as the fingerprint or handprint of the alien) that is machine readable and (B) an alien presenting a border crossing identification card is not permitted to cross over the border into the United States unless the biometric identifier contained on the card matches the appropriate biometric characteristic of the alien. (7) The term “clerk of court” means a clerk of a naturalization court. (8) The terms “Commissioner” and “Deputy Commissioner” mean the Co

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20 U.S.C. § 955b — National Medal of Arts

**(a) Establishment** There is hereby established a National Medal of Arts, which shall be a medal of such design as is deemed appropriate by the President, on the basis of recommendations submitted by the National Council on the Arts, and which shall be awarded as provided in subsection (b). **(b) Award of Medal; conditions; recipients; presentation ceremonies** (1) The President shall from time to time award the National Medal of Arts, on the basis of recommendations from the National Council on the Arts, to individuals or groups who in the President’s judgment are deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support, and availability of the arts in the United States. (2) Not more than twelve of such medals may be awarded in any calendar year. (3) An individual may be awarded the National Medal of Arts only if at the time such award is made such individual— (A) is a citizen or other national of the United States; or (B) is an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence who (i) has filed an application or petition for naturalization in the manner prescribed by [section 1445 of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1445&num=0&edition=prelim) and (ii) is not permanently ineligible to become a citizen of the United States. (4) A group may be awarded the National Medal of Arts only if such group is organized or incorporated in the United States. (5) The presentation of the National Medal of Arts shall be made by the President with such ceremonies as the President may deem proper, including attendance by appropriate Members of Congress. **(c) Availability of funds** Funds made available to the National Endowment for the Arts shall b

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8 U.S.C. § 1423 — Requirements as to understanding the English language, history, principles and form of government of the United States

**(a)** No person except as otherwise provided in this subchapter shall hereafter be naturalized as a citizen of the United States upon his own application who cannot demonstrate— (1) an understanding of the English language, including an ability to read, write, and speak words in ordinary usage in the English language: Provided, That the requirements of this paragraph relating to ability to read and write shall be met if the applicant can read or write simple words and phrases to the end that a reasonable test of his literacy shall be made and that no extraordinary or unreasonable condition shall be imposed upon the applicant; and (2) a knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of the history, and of the principles and form of government, of the United States. **(b)** (1) The requirements of subsection (a) shall not apply to any person who is unable because of physical or developmental disability or mental impairment to comply therewith. (2) The requirement of subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any person who, on the date of the filing of the person’s application for naturalization as provided in [section 1445 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1445&num=0&edition=prelim), either— (A) is over fifty years of age and has been living in the United States for periods totaling at least twenty years subsequent to a lawful admission for permanent residence, or (B) is over fifty-five years of age and has been living in the United States for periods totaling at least fifteen years subsequent to a lawful admission for permanent residence. (3) The Attorney General, pursuant to regulations, shall provide for special consideration, as determined by the Attorney General, concerning the requirement of subsectio

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8 U.S.C. § 1445 — Application for naturalization; declara-

Page 512 TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY § 1445 (b) Three identical photographs of the appli- cant shall be furnished by each applicant for— (1) a record of lawful admission for perma- nent residence to be made under section 1259 of this title; (2) a certificate of derivative citizenship; (3) a certificate of naturalization or of citi- zenship; (4) a special certificate of naturalization; (5) a certificate of naturalization or of citi- zenship, in lieu of one lost, mutilated, or de- stroyed; (6) a new certificate of citizenship in the new name of any naturalized citizen who, subse- quent to naturalization, has had his name changed by order of a court of competent ju- risdiction or by marriage; and (7) a declaration of intention. One such photograph shall be affixed to each such certificate issued by the Attorney General and one shall be affixed to the copy of such cer- tificate retained by the Service. (June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 2, § 333, 66 Stat. 253; Pub. L. 101–649, title IV, § 407(c)(14), (d)(11), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5041, 5042; Pub. L. 103–416, title II, § 219(w), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4318.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1994—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103–416 substituted ‘‘1259’’ for ‘‘1259(a)’’. 1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–649 substituted ‘‘appli- cant’’ for ‘‘petitioner’’ after ‘‘by each’’, and ‘‘Attorney General’’ for ‘‘clerk of the court’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 103–416 effective as if included in the enactment of the Immigration Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101–649, see section 219(dd) of Pub. L. 103–416, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title. ABOLITION OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For abolition of

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