Prawo i regulacje · 24.07.1995

Administrative Naturalization: Oath of Allegiance

On February 3, 1995, at 60 FR 6647, the Department of Justice published a rule finalizing the procedures implementing an administrative naturalization process as provided for by recent changes in the immigration laws. This rule will amend those procedures slightly by extending concurrent jurisdiction to administer the oath of allegiance to Immigration Judges with certain officers of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service). This change will provide a more formal setting for the oath of allegiance and add to the solemnity of the occasion upon which a person becomes a citizen of the United States. In addition, it will alleviate in some measure the burden on Service personnel and resources to hold periodic naturalization ceremonies by expanding the responsibility for this duty to Immigration Judges.