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8 U.S.C. § 1406 — Persons living in and born in the Virgin Islands
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**(a)** The following persons and their children born subsequent to January 17, 1917, and prior to February 25,1927, are declared to be citizens of the United States as of February 25, 1927:
(1) All former Danish citizens who, on January 17, 1917, resided in the Virgin Islands of the United States, and were residing in those islands or in the United States or Puerto Rico on February 25, 1927, and who did not make the declaration required to preserve their Danish citizenship by article 6 of the treaty entered into on August 4, 1916, between the United States and Denmark, or who, having made such a declaration have heretofore renounced or may hereafter renounce it by a declaration before a court of record;
(2) All natives of the Virgin Islands of the United States who, on January 17, 1917, resided in those islands, and were residing in those islands or in the United States or Puerto Rico on February 25, 1927, and who were not on February 25, 1927, citizens or subjects of any foreign country;
(3) All natives of the Virgin Islands of the United States who, on January 17, 1917, resided in the United States, and were residing in those islands on February 25, 1927, and who were not on February 25, 1927, citizens or subjects of any foreign country; and
(4) All natives of the Virgin Islands of the United States who, on June 28, 1932, were residing in continental United States, the Virgin Islands of the United States, Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, or any other insular possession or territory of the United States, and who, on June 28, 1932, were not citizens or subjects of any foreign country, regardless of their place of residence on January 17, 1917.
**(b)** All persons born in the Virgin Islands of the United States on or after January 17, 1917, and prior to February 25, 19
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**(a)** The following persons and their children born subsequent to January 17, 1917, and prior to February 25,1927, are declared to be citizens of the United States as of February 25, 1927:
(1) All former Danish citizens who, on January 17, 1917, resided in the Virgin Islands of the United States, and were residing in those islands or in the United States or Puerto Rico on February 25, 1927, and who did not make the declaration required to preserve their Danish citizenship by article 6 of the treaty entered into on August 4, 1916, between the United States and Denmark, or who, having made such a declaration have heretofore renounced or may hereafter renounce it by a declaration before a court of record;
(2) All natives of the Virgin Islands of the United States who, on January 17, 1917, resided in those islands, and were residing in those islands or in the United States or Puerto Rico on February 25, 1927, and who were not on February 25, 1927, citizens or subjects of any foreign country;
(3) All natives of the Virgin Islands of the United States who, on January 17, 1917, resided in the United States, and were residing in those islands on February 25, 1927, and who were not on February 25, 1927, citizens or subjects of any foreign country; and
(4) All natives of the Virgin Islands of the United States who, on June 28, 1932, were residing in continental United States, the Virgin Islands of the United States, Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, or any other insular possession or territory of the United States, and who, on June 28, 1932, were not citizens or subjects of any foreign country, regardless of their place of residence on January 17, 1917.
**(b)** All persons born in the Virgin Islands of the United States on or after January 17, 1917, and prior to February 25, 1927, and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States are declared to be citizens of the United States as of February 25, 1927; and all persons born in those islands on or after February 25, 1927, and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, are declared to be citizens of the United States at birth.
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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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TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
§ 1407
ama Canal Commission pursuant to section 3602(b)(5) of
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
§ 1404. Persons born in Alaska on or after March
30, 1867
A person born in Alaska on or after March 30,
1867, except a noncitizen Indian, is a citizen of
the United States at birth. A noncitizen Indian
born in Alaska on or after March 30, 1867, and
prior to June 2, 1924, is declared to be a citizen
of the United States as of June 2, 1924. An Indian
born in Alaska on or after June 2, 1924, is a cit-
izen of the United States at birth.
(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 1, § 304, 66
Stat. 237.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
ADMISSION OF ALASKA AS STATE
Alaska Statehood provisions as not repealing, amend-
ing, or modifying the provisions of this section, see sec-
tion 24 of Pub. L. 85–508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, set
out as a note preceding former section 21 of Title 48,
Territories and Insular Possessions.
§ 1405. Persons born in Hawaii
A person born in Hawaii on or after August 12,
1898, and before April 30, 1900, is declared to be
a citizen of the United States as of April 30, 1900.
A person born in Hawaii on or after April 30,
1900, is a citizen of the United States at birth. A
person who was a citizen of the Republic of Ha-
waii on August 12, 1898, is declared to be a cit-
izen of the United States as of April 30, 1900.
(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 1, § 305, 66
Stat. 237.)
Executive Documents
ADMISSION OF HAWAII AS STATE
Hawaii Statehood provisions as not repealing, amend-
ing, or modifying the provisions of this section, see sec-
tion 20 of Pub. L. 86–3, Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 13, set out
as a note at the beginning of chapter 3 of Title 48, Ter-
ritories and Insula
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