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of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.
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my power, support, maintain and defend the said United States against the said King George the Third, his heirs and successors, and his or their abettors, assistants and adherents, and will serve the said United States in the office of Lieutenant which I now hold, with fidelity, according to the best of my skill and understanding.
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This judgement was used in 2013 to reverse a denial of citizenship to Margaret Doughty, a 65-year-old British atheist who had lived in the United States for 30 years, unless she could show proof of membership in a church with pacifist beliefs to support her claim that she was a conscientious objector
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Solemnly, freely, and without mental reservation, I hereby renounce under oath all allegiance to any foreign state. My fidelity and allegiance from this day forward is to the United States of America. I pledge to support, honor, and be loyal to the United States, its Constitution, and its laws. Where
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the UNITED STATES of AMERICA to be Free, Independent and Sovereign States, and declare that the people thereof owe no allegiance or obedience to George the Third, King of Great Britain; and I renounce, refuse and abjure any allegiance or obedience to him; and I do Swear that I will, to the utmost of
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I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
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Qualifying for this modification may require supporting documentation from the applicant's religious organization. The applicant is not required to belong to a specific religious group, but must have "a sincere and meaningful belief that has a place in the applicant's life that is equivalent to that
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Known as the "Old Law" Era (1790 - 1906), this period had no official document or "oath" as is the case today. The process of naturalization, thus, was a process that was taken up by an individual and a local court, of which thousands existed throughout the states at the time. With intercontinental
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The requirement to take and subscribe to the Oath of Allegiance of the United States is waived for children under 14 years of age at the time of naturalization. The requirement may also be waived for any person unable to understand or communicate an understanding of said Oath due to a physical
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contravenes the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment by exempting those whose conscientious objection claims are founded on a theistic belief, while not exempting those whose claims are based on a secular belief. To comport with that clause, an exemption must be "neutral" and include those
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But even with these changes, the Certificate of Naturalization still lacked an actual "oath". Incoming citizens prior to 1906 would be deemed worthy only by the opinion of their judges. It wasn't until 1929 that a written "pledge" of sorts was added to the application, and not until 1950 that the
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It wasn't until the early nineteenth century, which saw a large increase in immigrants to the U.S. until a formal application was created. Congress enacted the Basic Naturalization Act of 1906 which saw the first filed form for naturalization in the U.S. and was the first time that the Federal
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and if lawfully required, I further commit myself to defend the Constitution and laws of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, either by military, noncombatant, or civilian service. This I do solemnly swear, so help me God.
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government oversaw the process. Form 2207 would be the first form of identification that would go along with the process of naturalization, which was updated progressively as technology like photographs were more accessible.
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provides that "an eligible court ... shall have authority to administer such oath of allegiance to persons residing within the jurisdiction of the court." Section 310(b)(5) defines "eligible court" for this purposes as "a
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of 1950 added the text about bearing arms and performing noncombatant service in the armed forces of the United States. The section about performing work of national importance under civilian direction was added by the
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travel being limited at the time, along with the United States being a relatively young country, the list of incoming nationalities was very short. This gave no need to have an extensive process for naturalization.
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added the section of the oath requiring new citizens to defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; and bear true faith and allegiance to the same.
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I further renounce the title of (give title or titles) which I have heretofore held; or I further renounce the order of nobility (give the order of nobility) to which I have heretofore belonged.
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The Oath acquired a standard text in 1929. Prior to then, spoken oaths were adapted from naturalization law, and each court could develop its own procedures for administering the oath.
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involving duties superior to those arising from any human relation, but does not include essentially political, sociological, or philosophical views, or a merely personal moral code.
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who had refused to take the part of the Oath requiring her to serve in the Armed Forces. She expressed a total "objection to warfare and the bearing of arms" (
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The current text of the Oath of Citizenship is established only in the form of an administrative regulation promulgated by the executive branch. Under the
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The term "religious training and belief" as used in this section shall mean an individual's belief in a relation to a
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This article is about the oath used in U.S. naturalization ceremonies. For the oath spoken to the U.S. flag, see
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in any State having a seal, a clerk, and jurisdiction in actions in law or equity, or law and equity, in which
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or (B) a person who, though not a citizen of the United States, owes permanent allegiance to the United States
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renunciation of allegiance to any foreign country to which the immigrant has had previous allegiances
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New citizens who hold foreign titles must also renounce those titles by adding the following phrase:
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Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims on April 1, 2004.
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at p.87 (9th ed., 2009) (defining the term "permanent allegiance" as "he lasting
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15 people from ten countries taking and subscribing to the Oath of Allegiance on
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promise to perform civilian duties of "national importance" when required by law
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U.S. military personnel taking and subscribing to the Oath of Allegiance at the
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In the fall of 2003, CIS planned to change the oath of citizenship in time for
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Glentworth, James (1877). "The Oath Taken by the Officers at Valley Forge".
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whose belief emanates from a purely moral, ethical, or philosophical source.
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that must be taken and subscribed by every immigrant who wishes to become a
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U.S. military personnel taking and subscribing to the Oath of Allegiance in
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added renunciation of the new citizen's former sovereign to the oath. The
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Some of the Earliest Oaths of Allegiance to the United States of America
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Sworn at the Valley Forge Camp this 11th day of May, 1778, before me
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The Oath of Allegiance for prospective citizens originated with the
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The current Oath of Allegiance of the United States is as follows:
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defense of the Constitution against enemies "foreign and domestic"
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I James Glentworth, Lieut, of 6th Pennya. Reg. do acknowledge
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addition of bearing arms for the U.S. was officially added.
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official administering the Oath of Allegiance to a group of
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retracted their demand after receiving letters from the
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entitled to omit the Oath's clause about bearing arms.
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Ideological restrictions on naturalization in U.S. law
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The introduction of the new oath was scrapped by the
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taking and subscribing to the Oath of Allegiance at
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Guide to Naturalization Records in New Jersey, 1941
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Index

Pledge of Allegiance

Immigration to the United States
Emigration from the United States
Immigration policy of the United States
Effects of immigration to the United States
Permanent Residency (Green Card)
Refugees and asylum
Diversity Immigrant Visa
Illegal immigrants
Deportation of Americans from the United States
Oath of Allegiance
Birthright citizenship
U.S. citizens / nationals
Citizenship test
Passports
Relinquishment of nationality
Honorary citizenship
USCIS
ICE
United States nationality law
Colonial nationality law
Naturalization Act of 1790
Civil Rights Act of 1866
United States v. Wong Kim Ark
Indian Citizenship Act
Nationality Act of 1940
Citizenship Clause
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
1965

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