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PUBLIC LAW 414-JUNE 27, 1952

[66 S T A T.

C H I L D BORN OUTSIDE OF UNITED STATES; N A T U R A L I Z A T I O N ON P E T I T I O N OF C I T I Z E N P A R E N T; REQUIREMENTS AND E X E M P T I O N S

SEC. 822. (a) A child born outside of the United States, one or both of whose parents is at the time of petitioning for the naturalization of the child, a citizen of the United States, either by birth or naturalization, may be naturalized if under the age of eighteen years and not otherwise disqualified from becoming a citizen by reason of section 813, 814, 315, or 818 of this Act, and if residing permanently in the Ignited States, with the citizen parent, pursuant to a lawful admission for permanent residence, on the petition of such citizen parent, upon compliance with all the provisions of this title, except that no particular period of residence or physical presence in the United States shall be required. If the child is of tender years he may be presumed to be of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States. (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to an adopted child. C H I L D R E N ADOI'TED BY UNITED STATES C I T I Z E N S

SEC. 828. (a) An adopted child may, if not otherwise disqualified from becoming a citizen by reason of section 813, 314, 315, or 818 of this Act, be naturalized before reaching the age of eighteen years upon the petition of the adoptive parent or parents, upon compliance with all the provisions of this title, if the adoptive parent or parents are citizens of the United States, and the child— (1) was lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence; (2) was adopted before attaining the age of sixteen years; and (3) subsequent to such adoption has resided continuously in the United States in legal custody of the adoptive parent or parents for two years prior to the date of filing such petition. (b) In lieu of the residence and physical presence requirements of section 816(a) of this Act such child shall be required to establish only two years' residence and one year's physical presence in the United States during the two-year period immediately preceding the filing of the petition. If the child is of tender years he may be presumed to be of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States. FORMER C I T I Z E N S OF UNITED STATES R E G A I N I N G UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP

SEC. 824. (a) Any person formerly a citizen of the United States who (1) prior to September 22, 1922, lost United States citizenship by marriage to an alien, or by the loss of United States citizenship of such person's spouse, or (2) on or after September 22, 1922, lost United States citizenship by marriage to an alien ineligible to citizenship, may if no other nationality was acquired by an affirmative act of such person other than by marriage be naturalized upon compliance with all requirements of this title, except— (1) no period of residence or specified period of physical presence within the United States or within the State where the petition is filed shall be required; (2) the petition need not set forth that it is the intention of the petitioner to reside permanently within the United States; (8) the petition may be filed in any court having naturalization jurisdiction, regardless of the residence of the petitioner;

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