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8 U.S.C. 1437: Resident Philippine citizens excepted from certain requirementsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 8-ALIENS AND NATIONALITYCHAPTER 12-IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
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§1437. Resident Philippine citizens excepted from certain requirements

Any person who (1) was a citizen of the Commonwealth of the Philippines on July 2, 1946, (2) entered the United States prior to May 1, 1934, and (3) has, since such entry, resided continuously in the United States shall be regarded as having been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence for the purpose of applying for naturalization under this subchapter.

( June 27, 1952, ch. 477 , title III, ch. 2, § 326, 66 Stat. 248 ; Pub. L. 101–649, title IV, § 407(c)(9) , Nov. 29, 1990 , 104 Stat. 5041 .)

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1990⁠—Pub. L. 101–649 substituted “applying” for “petitioning”.