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From: gladys jensen <>
Subject: Fwd: Re: Wife of immigrant losing citizenship
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 17:13:51 -0700


I have seen a few questions about Certificates of Naturalization and
Certificates of Citizenship on the list. So I went to my records and got
out my mother's papers. The title on this is "Application to take oath of
allegiance to the United States under the act of June 25, 1936, as amended,
and form of such oath". Then it goes on to say: This form is for use
under the Act of June 25, 1936, as amended by the Act of July 2, 1940
(Public No. 704-76th Congress), by a woman residing within or under the
jurisdiction of the United States, who was a native-born citizen of the
United States and who has, or is believed to have, lost United States
citizenship solely by reason of marriage prior to September 22, 1922 , to
an alien, and whose marital status with such an alien has terminated, or
who has resided continuously in the United States since the date of such
marriage. A woman, residing elsewhere, who is otherwise qualified should
take up her case with an embassy, legation, or a consular officer of the
United States. The oath of allegiance prescribed herein may be
administered by any naturalization court in the United States to which this
application is made. This form, which constitutes the court record of the
transaction, should be executed in triplicate. The original should be
retained as the record of the court. The duplicate, duly certified by the
clerk of court, should be forwarded to the Commissioner of Immigration and
Naturalaization, Washington, D.C., through the proper District Director or
Divisional Director of Immigration and Naturalization on the first day of
the succeeding month. The clerk of court shall furnish to the applicant,
upon her demand, at a cost not exceeding $1, a certified copy of the
proceedings, under the seal of the court, including a copy of the oath
administered. The triplicate copy of this form, which should be duly
certified by the clerk, may be furnished to the applicant who makes such
demand. If no such demand be made, the triplicate, uncertified, shall be
forwarded with the duplicate as provided above.
>
>The last statement of the oath says: I hereby apply to take the oath of
>allegiance as prescribed in section 4 of the Act of June 29, 1906, to
>become repatriated and obtain the rights of a citizen of the United States.
>
>The clerk giving the oath signs to the following: Upon consideration of
>the foregoing, it is hereby Ordered and Decreed that the above application
>be granted; that the applicant named therein be repatriated as a citizen
>of the United States, upon taking the oath of allegiance to the United
>States; and that the clerk of this court enter these proceedings of record.
>
>I just thought you might be interested in this - I had never really read
>this paper and thought it was a regular naturalization. I wouldn't call
>it a Certificate of Naturalization or of Citizenship - a Certificate of
>Repatriation?????
>
>Regards,
>Gladys
>
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