Title 8, Aliens and NationalityRelease 119-102
§1436 Nationals but Not Citizens; Residence Within Outlying Possessions
Title 8 › CHAPTER 12 — IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY › SUBCHAPTER III — NATIONALITY AND NATURALIZATION › Part II — Nationality Through Naturalization › § 1436
Summary
A noncitizen national who owes permanent allegiance may become a U.S. citizen after moving to any state and meeting usual requirements; time in U.S. outlying possessions counts as U.S. residence and presence.
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Title 8, §1436
Aliens and Nationality, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
A person not a citizen who owes permanent allegiance to the United States, and who is otherwise qualified, may, if he becomes a resident of any State, be naturalized upon compliance with the applicable requirements of this subchapter, except that in applications for naturalization filed under the provisions of this section residence and physical presence within the United States within the meaning of this subchapter shall include residence and physical presence within any of the outlying possessions of the United States.
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Amendments
1990—Pub. L. 101–649 substituted “applications” for “petitions”.
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8 U.S.C. § 1436
Title 8, Aliens and Nationality
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102