8 CFR 1337.9

§ 1337.9 Effective date of naturalization.

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

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Citation: 8 CFR 1337.9, § 1337.9 Effective date of naturalization, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/32938
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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, administered either by the Service or an Immigration Judge in an administrative ceremony or in a ceremony conducted by an appropriate court under § 1337.8 of 8 CFR chapter I. (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.