PART 324—SPECIAL CLASSES OF PERSONS WHO MAY BE NATURALIZED: WOMEN WHO HAVE LOST UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP BY MARRIAGE AND FORMER CITIZENS WHOSE NATURALIZATION IS AUTHORIZED BY PRIVATE LAW Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1435, 1443, 1448, 1101 note. § 324.1 Definitions. As used in this part: Oath [56 FR 50490, Oct. 7, 1991] § 324.2 Former citizen at birth or by naturalization. (a) Eligibility. (1) Was formerly a United States citizen; (2) Lost or may have lost United States citizenship: (i) Prior to September 22, 1922, by marriage to an alien, or by the loss of United States citizenship of the applicant's spouse; or (ii) On or after September 22, 1922, by marriage before March 3, 1931 to an alien ineligible to citizenship; (3) Did not acquire any other nationality by affirmative act other than by marriage; (4) Either: (i) Has resided in the United States continuously since the date of the marriage referred to in paragraph (a)(2) of this section; or (ii) Has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence prior to filing an application for naturalization; (5) Has been and is a person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and favorably disposed toward the good order and happiness of the United States, for the period of not less than five years immediately preceding the examination on the application for naturalization up to the time of admission to citizenship; and (6) Complies with all other requirements for naturalization as provided in part 316 of this chapter, except that: (i) The applicant is not required to satisfy the residence requirements under § 316.2(a)(3) through (a)(6) of this chapter; and, (ii) The applicant need not set forth an intention to reside permanently within the United States. (b) Application. [56 FR 50490, Oct. 7, 1991, as amended at 74 FR 26941, June 5, 2009; 76 FR 53800, Aug. 29, 2011; 76 FR 73477, Nov. 29, 2011; 85 FR 46928, Aug. 3, 2020] § 324.3 Women, citizens of the United States at birth, who lost or are believed to have lost citizenship by marriage and whose marriage has terminated. (a) Eligibility. (1) That she was formerly a United States citizen by birth; (2) That she lost or may have lost her United States citizenship: (i) Prior to September 22, 1922, by marriage to an alien; or (ii) On or after September 22, 1922, by marriage to an alien ineligible to citizenship before March 3, 1931; (3) That the marriage specified in paragraph (a)(2) of this section terminated subsequent to January 12, 1941; (4) That she did not acquire any other nationality by affirmative act other than by marriage; and (5) That she is not proscribed from naturalization under section 313 of the Act. (b) Procedures Application. (2) Oath of Allegiance. [56 FR 50490, 50491, Oct. 7, 1991, as amended at 74 FR 26941, June 5, 2009; 76 FR 53800, Aug. 29, 2011] § 324.4 Women restored to United States citizenship by the act of June 25, 1936, as amended by the act of July 2, 1940. A woman who was restored to citizenship by the act of June 25, 1936, as amended by the act of July 2, 1940, but who failed to take the oath of allegiance prescribed by the naturalization laws prior to December 24, 1952, may take the oath before any naturalization court or USCIS office within the United States. Such woman shall comply with the procedural requirements of § 324.4(b) and (c) except that a fee not exceeding $1.00 may be charged if the woman requests a copy of the oath. [22 FR 9814, Dec. 6, 1957. Redesignated and amended at 56 FR 50490, 50491, Oct. 7, 1991; 74 FR 26941, June 5, 2009] § 324.5 Former citizen of the United States whose naturalization by taking the oath is authorized by a private law. A former citizen of the United States whose naturalization by taking the oath before any naturalization court or office of USCIS within the United States is authorized by a private law must submit an application on the form specified by USCIS, without fee, in accordance with the form instructions. [76 FR 53800, Aug. 29, 2011]