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DEPARTMENT OF LA3GR
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General Order No. C-16.
November 15, 1939,
TITOS 8— ALIENS AliD CITIZENSHIP
Immigration and Naturalization Service
MENDED INTERPRETATION OF THE CITIZENSHIP ACT OF MAY 24, 1934
Pursuant to the authority contained in Revised Statutes, section 161 (U.S.C,
title 5, sec. 22), and other provisions of law, Section 2 (b) of General Order No.
211, dated August 2, 1934, entitled "Administrative Interpretation of the Citizen-
ship Act of May 24, 1934" (Sees. 2, 5, 48 Stat. 797, 798; 8 U.S.C. 8, et al), as
amended, 3 F.R. 92 (Naturalization Rules and Regulations of December 1, 1936,
pp. 106-109), is hereby amended to read as follows:
(b)   In addition to the provisions of the Citizenship Act of 1934, Revised Stat-
utes, section 2172 (U.S.C, title 8, sec. 7) (which has not been expressly
repealed and only part of which has been repealed by implication), continues
to operate and even after l/lay 24, 1934, vest3 citizenship as follows!
(l)   Revised Statutes, section 2172, provides that a child is a United
States citizen if—
(a) He did not prior to 12 noon (E.S.T.), J&ty 24, 1934, acquire citi-
zenship under Revised Statutes, section 1993 (U.S.C., title 8,
sec, 6) and is not a citizen under any other law, including that
stated in subsection (b) of section 1 of this order; and
(b) He was born abroad at any time; and
(c) One parent was an alien at the time of the child's birth; and
(d) The other parent was either an alien or a citizen at the time of
the child's birth; and
(e) The alien parent became naturalized before the child reached his
twenty-first birthday or, if both parents were aliens, both
became naturalized or but one became naturalized and the other
parent died before the child reached his twenty-first birthday; and
(f) The child began to reside permanently in the United States before
he reached his twenty-first birthday; and maintained such resi-
dence when the final event described in paragraph (e) hereof
occurred, namely, the naturalization or death of such parent.
Commissi*
JAliES L. H0UGHTELINC/\
rr of Immigration ane Natujaliz
Secretary. r
Index Under'!
Naturalization Rules
and Regulations
Citizenship - Children
Act of Hay 24, 1934
Amendment of Sec. 2(b) of General Order No. 211,
entitled "Administrative Interpretation of the Citizen-
ship Act of May 24, 1934", which has to do with the citi-
zenship of children under the provisions of R. S. 2172.