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Certificates of Puerto Rican citizenship are issued on request by the Puerto Rico State Department to confirm a person's citizenship status in Puerto Rico to any persons born on the island and subject to its jurisdiction, as well as to those born outside of the island that have at least one parent who was born on the island. [85]
The Nationality Act of 1940 (H.R. 9980; Pub.L. 76-853; 54 Stat. 1137) revised numerous provisions of law relating to American citizenship and naturalization.It was enacted by the 76th Congress of the United States and signed into law on October 14, 1940, a year after World War II had begun in Europe, but before the U.S. entered the war.
The Jones–Shafroth Act (Pub. L. 64–368, 39 Stat. 951, enacted March 2, 1917) – also known as the Jones Act of Puerto Rico, Jones Law of Puerto Rico, or as the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act of 1917 – was an Act of the United States Congress, signed by President Woodrow Wilson on March 2, 1917.
Visa requirements for Indian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of India. As of 2025, Indian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 57 countries and territories, ranking the Indian passport 85th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index , [ 1 ] down from ...
The Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917, conferred nationality with citizenship rights upon all inhabitants of Puerto Rico, regardless of when their birth occurred in the territory. [83] In 1927, U.S. nationals of the U.S. Virgin Islands were granted citizenship rights. [ 84 ]
Puerto Ricans (Spanish: Puertorriqueños), [11] [12] most commonly known as Boricuas, [a] [13] but also occasionally referred to as Borinqueños, Borincanos, [b] or Puertorros, [c] [14] are an ethnic group native to the Caribbean archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, and a nation identified with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico through ancestry, culture, or history.
After years of advocacy by different groups in Washington and the archipelago, the U.S. Congress passed the Jones-Shafroth Act in 1917, granting U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans, which gave them ...
Puerto Rico: Visa required [271] Saint Pierre and Miquelon: Visa required Not required for holders of a Schengen visa. Sint Maarten: Visa required [272] Visa not required if holding a valid multiple-entry visa issued by Canada, USA or a Schengen Member State. Turks and Caicos Islands: Visa required [273]