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8 U.S.C. § 1435

Former citizens regaining citizenship

United States · Title 8 — ALIENS AND NATIONALITY · Status: effective

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8 U.S.C. § 1435, Former citizens regaining citizenship, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/431972
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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 subchapter, except— No person who is otherwise eligible for naturalization in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be naturalized unless such person shall establish to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that she has been a person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States for a period of not less than five years immediately preceding the date of filing an application for naturalization and up to the time of admission to citizenship, and, unless she has resided continuously in the United States since the date of her marriage, has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence prior to filing her application for naturalization.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 100-525(S. 2479)1988-10-24
    Immigration Technical Corrections Act of 1988
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-649(S. 358)1990-11-29
    Immigration Act of 1990
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-416(H.R. 783)1994-10-25
    Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally