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8 U.S.C. § 1402 — Persons born in Puerto Rico on or after April 11, 1899
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All persons born in Puerto Rico on or after April 11, 1899, and prior to January 13, 1941, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, residing on January 13, 1941, in Puerto Rico or other territory over which the United States exercises rights of sovereignty and not citizens of the United States under any other Act, are declared to be citizens of the United States as of January 13, 1941. All persons born in Puerto Rico on or after January 13, 1941, and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, are citizens of the United States at birth.
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All persons born in Puerto Rico on or after April 11, 1899, and prior to January 13, 1941, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, residing on January 13, 1941, in Puerto Rico or other territory over which the United States exercises rights of sovereignty and not citizens of the United States under any other Act, are declared to be citizens of the United States as of January 13, 1941. All persons born in Puerto Rico on or after January 13, 1941, and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, are citizens of the United States at birth.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Prior to the enactment of the Nationality Act of 1940, act Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, 54 Stat. 1137, this section, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 5b, as added June 27, 1934, ch. 845, 48 Stat. 1245, provided as follows: “All persons born in Puerto Rico on or after April 11, 1899 (whether before or after June 27, 1934) and not citizens, subjects, or nationals of any foreign power, are hereby declared to be citizens of the United States: Provided, That this section shall not be construed as depriving any person, native of Puerto Rico, of his or her American citizenship heretofore otherwise lawfully acquired by such person; or to extend such citizenship to persons who shall have renounced or lost it under the treaties and/or laws of the United States or who are now residing permanently abroad and are citizens or subjects of a foreign country: And provided further, That any woman, native of Puerto Rico and permanently residing therein, who, prior to March 2, 1917, had lost her American nationality by reason of her marriage to an alien eligible to citizenship, or by reason of the loss of the United States citizenship by her husband, may be naturalized under the provisions of [section 369 of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section369&num=0&edition=prelim).”
The second proviso thereof was repealed by section 504 of the Nationality Act of 1940. Provisions relating to citizenship of persons born in Puerto Rico, are contained in [section 1402 of Title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1402&num=0&edition=prelim), Aliens and Nationality.
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### Statutory Notes
These sections, relating to citizenship, were affected by the Nationality Act of 1940, former section 501 et seq. of this title.
That act was passed on Oct. 14, 1940, to consolidate and restate the laws of the United States regarding citizenship, naturalization, and expatriation, and, in addition to certain specific repeals thereby, all acts or parts of acts in conflict with its provisions were repealed by former [section 904 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section904&num=0&edition=prelim). See the notes below for history of individual sections.
Section 1, relating to citizenship of persons born in the United States, was repealed by act Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, title I, subch. V, § 504, 54 Stat. 1172. It was from R.S. § 1992, which was revised from act Apr. 9, 1866, ch. 31, § 1, 14 Stat. 27. Similar provisions were contained in former [section 601(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section601/a&num=0&edition=prelim). See [section 1401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1401&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 2, relating to citizenship of persons born in Territory of Oregon, was from R.S. § 1995, which was revised from act May 18, 1872, ch. 172, § 3, 17 Stat. 134.
Sections 3 to 3c, related to citizenship of Indians. Section 3 was from acts Feb. 8, 1887, ch. 119, § 6, 24 Stat. 390; Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 868, 31 Stat. 1447; May 8, 1906, ch. 2348, 34 Stat. 182; Nov. 6, 1919, ch. 95, 41 Stat. 350; Mar. 3, 1921, ch. 120, § 3, 41 Stat. 1250; June 2, 1924, ch. 233, 43 Stat. 253; Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, title I, subch. V, § 504, 54 Stat. 1173. Section 3a was from act June 19, 1930, ch. 544, 46 Stat. 787. Sect
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### 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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TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
§ 1401b
(Mar. 16, 1956, ch. 85, 70 Stat. 50; Pub. L. 97–116,
§ 18(u)(2), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1621.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 201(g) and (i) of the Nationality Act of 1940,
referred to in text, which were repealed by act June 27,
1952, ch. 477, title IV, § 403(a)(42), 66 Stat. 280, eff. Dec.
24, 1952, provided as follows:
‘‘The following shall be nationals and citizens of the
United States at birth:
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‘‘(g) A person born outside the United States and its
outlying possessions of parents one of whom is a citizen
of the United States who, prior to the birth of such per-
son, has had ten years’ residence in the United States
or one of its outlying possessions, at least five of which
were after attaining the age of sixteen years, the other
being an alien: Provided, That, in order to retain such
citizenship, the child must reside in the United States
or its outlying possessions for a period or periods total-
ing five years between the ages of thirteen and twenty-
one years: Provided further, That, if the child has not
taken up a residence in the United States or its out-
lying possessions by the time he reaches the age of six-
teen years, or if he resides abroad for such a time that
it becomes impossible for him to complete the five
years’ residence in the United States or its outlying
possessions before reaching the age of twenty-one
years, his American citizenship shall thereupon cease.
‘‘The preceding provisos shall not apply to a child
born abroad whose American parent is at the time of
the child’s birth residing abroad solely or principally in
the employment of the Government of the United
States or a bona fide American, educational, scientific,
philanthropic, religious,
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