Title 8 — Aliens and NationalityRelease 119-73
§1489 Application of treaties; exceptions
Title 8 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - NATIONALITY AND NATURALIZATION › Part Part III— - Loss of Nationality › § 1489
Summary
Keeps the subchapter from overriding treaties ratified before December 25, 1952. A woman who was a U.S. national does not lose her nationality just because she married a foreigner on or after September 22, 1922, or a foreigner racially ineligible as of March 3, 1931, nor, if born a U.S. citizen, by living abroad after such a marriage.
Full Legal Text
Title 8, §1489
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Nothing in this subchapter shall be applied in contravention of the provisions of any treaty or convention to which the United States is a party and which has been ratified by the Senate before December 25, 1952: Provided, however, That no woman who was a national of the United States shall be deemed to have lost her nationality solely by reason of her marriage to an alien on or after September 22, 1922, or to an alien racially ineligible to citizenship on or after March 3, 1931, or, in the case of a woman who was a United States citizen at birth, through residence abroad following such marriage, notwithstanding the provisions of any existing treaty or convention.
Legislative History
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Amendments
1988—Pub. L. 100–525 substituted “before December 25, 1952” for “upon the
Effective Date
of this subchapter”.
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Citation
8 U.S.C. § 1489
Title 8 — Aliens and Nationality
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73