8 CFR 306.2

§ 306.2 United States citizenship; when acquired.

United States · 8 CFR — Aliens and Nationality · Status: effective

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Citation: 8 CFR 306.2, § 306.2 United States citizenship; when acquired, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/32359
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Immediately upon making the declaration of renunciation as described in § 306.12 the declarant shall be deemed to be a citizen of the United States. No certificate of naturalization or of citizenship shall be issued by the clerk of court to any person obtaining, or who has obtained citizenship solely under section 306(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or under section 1 of the act of February 25, 1927.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.