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By the turn of the century, it had become clear that allowing state courts to perform naturalization had resulted in wildly diverse and non-uniform naturalization procedures across the United States. Every court imposed its own specific procedures and fees, and issued its own unique certificates.
The Naturalization Act of 1870 (16 Stat. 254) was a United States federal law that created a system of controls for the naturalization process and penalties for fraudulent practices. It is also noted for extending the naturalization process to "aliens of African nativity and to persons of African descent" while also maintaining exclusion of the ...
The first general naturalization law, providing a simple administrative process for obtaining naturalization appeared when Parliament passed the Foreign Protestants Naturalization Act 1708 [10] The act required declarations of allegiance and supremacy from aliens and, similar to the private naturalization process, imposed sacramental tests to ...
The 1795 Act continued the 1790 Act limitation of naturalization being available only to "free white person[s]." The main change was the increase in the period of required residence in the United States before an alien can be naturalized from two to five years, and the introduction of the Declaration of Intention requirement, or "first papers", which required to be filed at least three years ...
Naturalization in the United States is governed by the Immigration and Nationality Acts of 1952 and 1965, and it is overseen by the Citizenship and Immigration Services. To be eligible for naturalization, an applicant must be at least 18 years old, have established permanent residence for at least five years, have basic English proficiency, and ...
The Naturalization Act of 1906 was an act of the United States Congress signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt that revised the Naturalization Act of 1870 and required immigrants to learn English in order to become naturalized citizens. The bill was passed on June 29, 1906, and took effect September 27, 1906.
Applicants must apply for naturalization with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and pay requisite fees. [120] They must demonstrate good moral character, evidenced by a lack of a criminal history, and must pass a test on United States history and civics.
Naturalization Law of 1802; Other short titles: Naturalization Act of 1802: Long title: An Act to establish an uniform rule of Naturalization, and to repeal the acts heretofore passed on that subject. Enacted by: the 7th United States Congress: Effective: April 14, 1802: Citations; Public law: Pub. L. 7–28: Statutes at Large: 2 Stat. 153 ...