8 CFR § 320.4 - Who must appear for an interview on the application for citizenship?

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title: "8 CFR § 320.4 - Who must appear for an interview on the application for citizenship?"
title_number: 8
title_name: "Aliens and Nationality"
section_number: "320.4"
section_name: "Who must appear for an interview on the application for citizenship?"
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "NATIONALITY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "320"
part_name: "CHILD BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND RESIDING PERMANENTLY IN THE UNITED STATES; REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMATIC ACQUISITION OF CITIZENSHIP"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "8 U.S.C. 1103, 1443; 8 CFR part 2."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 32144, June 13, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
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# 320.4 Who must appear for an interview on the application for citizenship?

All applicants (and U.S. citizen parent(s) if application filed on behalf of a minor biological or adopted child) must appear for examination unless such examination is waived under the guidelines expressed in § 341.2 of this chapter.