Title 8, Aliens and NationalityRelease 119-102
§1437 Resident Philippine Citizens Excepted From Certain Requirements
Title 8 › CHAPTER 12 — IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY › SUBCHAPTER III — NATIONALITY AND NATURALIZATION › Part II — Nationality Through Naturalization › § 1437
Summary
Counts as admitted for naturalization persons who were Commonwealth citizens of the Philippines on 7/2/1946, entered the U.S. before 5/1/1934, and have lived continuously in U.S. since.
Full Legal Text
Title 8, §1437
Aliens and Nationality, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Any person who (1) was a citizen of the Commonwealth of the Philippines on July 2, 1946, (2) entered the United States prior to May 1, 1934, and (3) has, since such entry, resided continuously in the United States shall be regarded as having been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence for the purpose of applying for naturalization under this subchapter.
Legislative History
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Amendments
1990—Pub. L. 101–649 substituted “applying” for “petitioning”.
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Citation
8 U.S.C. § 1437
Title 8, Aliens and Nationality
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102