(b) Registry of aliens at ports of entry required by subsection (a) of this section may be made as to any alien not ineligible to citizenship in whose case there is no record of admission for permanent residence, if such alien shall make a satisfactory showing to the Commissioner, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commissioner, with the approval of the Secretary, that such alien (1) Entered the United States prior to July 1, 1924 ; (2) Has resided in the United States continuously since such entry; (3) Is a person of good moral character; and (4) Is not subject to deportation. (c) For the purposes of the immigration laws and naturalization laws an alien, in respect of whom a record of registry has been made as authorized by this section, shall be deemed to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of such alien's entry. CERTIFICATE OF ARRIVAL SEC. 328. (a) The certificate of arrival required by this chapter may be issued upon application to the Commissioner in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commissioner, with the approval of the Secretary, upon the making of a record of registry as authorized by section 327 of this chapter. (b) No declaration of intention shall be made by any person who arrived in the United States after June 29, 1906, until such person's lawful entry for permanent residence shall have been established, and a certificate showing the date, place, and manner of arrival in the United States shall have been issued. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner to cause to be issued such certificate. PHOTOGRAPHS SEC. 329. (a) Two photographs of the applicant shall be signed by and furnished by each applicant for a declaration of intention and by each petitioner for naturalization or citizenship. One of such photographs shall be affixed by the clerk of the court to the triplicate declaration of intention issued to the declarant and one to the duplicate declaration of intention required to be forwarded to the Service; and one of such photographs shall be affixed to the original certificate of naturalization issued to the naturalized citizen and one to the duplicate certificate of naturalization required to be forwarded to the Service. (b) Two photographs of the applicant shall be furnished by each applicant for (1) A record of registry; (2) A certificate of derivative citizenship; (3) A certificate of naturalization; (4) A special certificate; (5) A declaration of intention or a certificate of naturalization or of citizenship in lieu of one lost, mutilated, or destroyed; and (6) A new certificate of citizenship in the new name of any naturalized citizen who, subsequent to naturalization, has had such citizen's name changed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction or by marriage. One such photograph shall be affixed to each such declaration or certificate issued by the Commissioner and one shall be affixed to the copy of such declaration or certificate retained by the Service. DECLARATION OF INTENTION SEC. 330. An applicant for naturalization shall make, under oath before, and only in the office of, the clerk of court or such clerk's authorized deputy, regardless of the place of residence in the United States of the applicant, 2 years at least prior to the applicant's petition for naturalization, and after the applicant has reached the age of 18 years, a signed declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States, which declaration shall be set forth in writing, in triplicate, and shall contain the following averments by such ap plicant: (1) My full, true, and correct name is (full, true name, without abbreviation, and any other name which has been used, must appear here). (2) I now reside at (number and street), (city or (7) I am married; the name of my wife or husband is we were married on on (county, district, province, or state), (month, day, and year), for permanent residence in the United States, and now resides at: (city or town), (city or town), (8) I have (state or country). children; and the name, sex, date, and place of birth, and present place of residence of each of such living children are as follows: heretofore made a declaration of intention number (city),.. (city or town), (country), (9) I have on (month, day, and year), at (State), before the (city or town), (name of court). (county), (city or town), (country). (city (10) My place of last foreign residence was --> (name of vessel or (12) My lawful entry for permanent residence in the United States was at (city or town), State, under the name of (month, day, and year), on other means of conveyance). (13) I have on been absent from the United States, having departed there(dates of departures), from the port or ports of from on on (names of. vessels or conveyances upon departures); and returned to the United States (dates of return to United States), at the port or ports upon the following vessels or other means of conveyance (names of vessels or conveyances upon return). (14) I am not an anarchist, nor a disbeliever in or opposed to organized gọvernment, nor a member of or affiliated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbelief in or opposition to organized government. (15) It is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States and to reside permanently therein. (16) I will, before being admitted to citizenship, renounce forever all alles giance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly, by name, to the prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of which. I may be at the time of admission to citizenship a citizen or subject. (17) I certify that the photograph affixed to the duplicate and triplicate hereof is a likeness of me and was signed by me. (18) So help me God. PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION SEC. 331. (a) An applicant for naturalization shall, not less than two years after such declaration of intention has been made, make and file in the office of the clerk of a naturalization court, in duplicate, a sworn petition in writing, signed by the applicant in the applicant's own handwriting, if physically able to write, and duly verified by witnesses, which petition shall contain the following averments by such applicant: (1) My full, true, and correct name is (full, true name, without abbreviation, and any other name which has been used, must appear here). (2) My present place of residence is -inches, weight------pounds; visible distinctive marks‒‒‒‒‒‒; race----- (6) I was born on or town), . (7) I am we were married on (city or town), (city (country). (month, day, and year), in (county, district, province, or state), married; the name of my wife or husband is (month, day, and year), at (state or country); he or she was born at (city or town), (state or country), on (month, day, and year); entered the United States at (city or town), (State), on year), for permanent residence in the United States, and now (city or town), (state or country). children; and the name, date, place of birth, and present place of residence of each of said children who is living are as follows: (month, day, and resides at (8) I have (9) My last foreign residence was district, or province), (country). (city or town), (10) I emigrated to the United States from (country). (11) My lawful entry for permanent residence in the United States was at -2 (city or town), (State), under the name of (month, day, and year), on the vessel (name of vessel or other means of conveyance), as shown by the certificate of my arrival attached to this petition. on (12) I have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of 5 years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit: Since and continuously in this State for the term of 6 months at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit: Since (13) I have therefrom on been absent from the United States, having departed (dates of departures), from the port or ports of upon the following vessels or other means of conveyance: (names of vessels or conveyances upon departures); and re turned to the United States on States), at the port or ports of other means of conveyance: upon return). (dates of return to the United upon the following vessels or (names of vessels or conveyances (14) I declared my intention to become a citizen of the United States on (month, day, and year), in the heretofore made petition for naturalization number (State), in (city (name of court), and such petition was dismissed or denied by that Court for the following reasons and causes, to wit: cause of such dismissal or denial has since been cured or removed. and the (16) I am not an anarchist, nor a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government, nor a member of or affiliated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbelief in or opposed to organized government. (17) I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States. (18) It is my intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to reside permanently in the United States. (19) It is my intention to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance ard fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty and particularly to of whom (which) at this time I am a subject (citizen). (20) Attached hereto and made a part of this, my petition for naturalization, are my declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States (if such declaration of intention be required by the naturalization law), a certificate of arrival from the Department of Labor of my said lawful entry into the United States for permanent residence (if such certificate of arrival be required by the naturalization law), and the affidavits of the two verifying witnesses required by law. (21) Wherefore, I, petitioner for naturalization, pray that I may be admitted a citizen of the United States of America, and that my name be changed to (22) I, aforesaid petitioner, being duly sworn, depose and say that I have (read) (heard read) this petition and know that the same is true of my own knowledge except as to matters herein stated to be alleged upon information and belief, and that as to those matters I believe it to be true; and that this petition is signed by me with my full, true, and correct name. So help me God. (full, true, and correct name of petitioner). (b) The applicant's petition for naturalization, in addition to the averments. required by subsection (a) of this section, shall include averments of all other facts which may be material to the applicant's naturalization and required to be proved upon the hearing of such petition, (c) At the time of filing the petition for naturalization there shall be filed with the clerk of court a certificate from the Service, if the petitioner arrived in the United States after June 29, 1903, stating the date, place, and manner of petitioner's arrival in the United States, and the declaration of intention of such petitioner, which certificate and declaration shall be attached to and made a part of said petition. (d) Petitions for naturalization may be made and filed during the term time or vacation of the court and shall be docketed the same day as filed, but final action thereon shall be had only on stated days, to be fixed by rule of the court. HEARING OF PETITIONS SEC. 332. (a) The Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner shall designate members of the Service to conduct preliminary hearings upon petitions for nåturalization to any naturalization court and to make findings and recommendations thereon to such court. For suh purposes any such designated examiner is hereby authorized to take testimony concerning any matter touching or in any way affecting the admissibility of any petitioner for naturalization, to subpena witnesses, and to administer oaths, including the oath of the petitioner to the petition for naturalization and the oath of petitioner's witnesses. (b) The findings of any such designated examiner upon any such preliminary hearing shall be submitted to the court at the final hearing upon the petition with a recommendation that, the petition be granted, or denied, or continued, with the reasons therefor. Such findings and recommendations shall be accompanied by duplicate lists containing the names of the petitioners, classified according to the character of the recommendations, and signed by the designated examiner.. The judge to whom such findings and recommendations are submitted shall, if he approve such recommendations, enter a written order with such exceptions as the judge may deem proper, by subscribing his name to each such list when corrected to conform to his conclusions upon such recommendations. One of such lists shall thereafter be filed permanently of record in such court and the duplicate list shall be sent by the clerk of such court to the Commissioner. SEC. 333. (a) Every final hearing upon a petition for naturalization shall be had in open court before a judge or judges thereof, and every final order which may be made upon such petition shall be under the hand of the court and entered in full upon a record kept for that purpose, and upon such final hearing of such petition the applicant, and, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the witnesses shall be examined under oath before the court and in the presence of the court. (b) The requirement of subsection (a) of this section for the examination of the petitioner and witnesses under oath before the court and in the presence of the court shall not apply in any case where a designated examiner has conducted the preliminary hearing authorized by subsection (a) of section 332; except that the court may, in its discretion, and shall, upon demand of the petitioner, require the examination of the petitioner and the witnesses under oath before the court and in the presence of the court. (c) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, no final hearing shall be held on any petition for naturalization nor shall any person be naturalized nor shall any certificate of naturalization be issued by any court within thirty days after the filing of the petition for naturalization, nor within sixty days preceding the holding of any general election within the territorial jurisdiction of the naturalization court. (d) The United States shall have the right to appear before any court in any naturalization proceedings for the purpose of cross-examining the petitioner and the witnesses produced in support of the petition concerning any matter touching or in any way affecting the petitioner's right to admission to citizenship, and shall have the right to call witnesses, produce evidence, and be heard in opposition to the granting of any petition in naturalization proceedings. (e) It shall be lawful at the time and as a part of the naturalization of any person, for the court, in its discretion, upon the prayer of the petitioner included in the petition for naturalization of such person, to make a decree changing the name of said person, and the certificate of naturalization shall be issued in accordance therewith. OATH OF RENUNCIATION AND ALLEGIANCE SEC. 334. (a) A person who has petitioned for naturalization shall, before being admitted to citizenship, take an oath in open court (1) to support the Constitution of the United States, (2) of absolute and entire renunciation and abjuration of all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly by name to the prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of which the petitioner was before a citizen or subject, (3) to support and defend the Constitution and the laws of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and (4) to bear true faith and allegiance to the same, provided that in the case of the naturalization of a child under the provisions of section 314 or 315 the naturalization court may waive the taking of such oath if in the opinion of the court the child is too young to understand its meaning. (b) The oath prescribed by subsection (a) of this section which the petitioner for naturalization is required to take, shall be in the following form: I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to of whom (which) I have heretofore been a subject (or citizen); that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion: So help me God. In acknowledgment whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature. (c) In case the person petitioning for naturalization has borne any hereditary title, or has been a member of any of the orders of nobility in the foreign state from which such petitioner came, the petitioner shall, in addition to complying with the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, make under oath in open court, in the court to which the petition for naturalization is made, an express renunciation of such title or order of nobility, and such renunciation shall be recorded in the court as a part of such proceedings. CERTIFICATE OF NATURALIZATION SEC. 335. A person, admitted to citizenship by a naturalization court in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, shall be entitled upon such admission to receive from the clerk of such court a certificate of naturalization, which shall contain the following information : number of petition for naturalization; number of certificate of naturalization; date of naturalization; name, signature, place of residence, autographed photograph, and personal description of the naturalized person, including age, sex, marital status, and country of former nationality; title, venue, and location of the naturalization court; statement that the court, having found that the petitioner intends to reside permanently in the United States, had complied in all respects with all of the applicable provisions of the naturalization laws of the United States, and was entitled to be admitted a citizen of the United States of America, thereupon ordered that the petitioner be admitted as a citizen of the United States of America; attestation of the clerk of the naturalization court; and seal of the court. FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF CLERKS OF COURTS SEC. 335. (a) It is hereby made the duty of the clerk of each and every naturalization court to administer the oath in the clerk's office to each applicant for a declaration of intention made before such clerk, and to retain the original of such declaration of intention for the permanent files of the court, to forward the duplicate thereof to the Commissioner within thirty days after the close of the month in which such declaration was filed, and to furnish the declarant with the triplicate thereof. (b) It shall be the duty of the clerk of each and every naturalization court to forward to the Commissioner a duplicate of each petition for naturalization within thirty days after the close of the month in which such petition was filed, and to forward to the Commissioner certified copies of such other proceedings and |