8 CFR 337.9
§ 337.9 Effective date of naturalization.
United States · 8 CFR — Aliens and Nationality · Status: effective
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- 8 CFR 337.9, § 337.9 Effective date of naturalization, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/32494
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(a) An applicant for naturalization shall be deemed a citizen of the United States as of the date on which the applicant takes the prescribed oath of allegiance in an administrative ceremony or in a ceremony conducted by an appropriate court under § 337.8 of this chapter.
(b) [Reserved]
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.