8 CFR § 325.2 - Eligibility.

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title: "8 CFR § 325.2 - Eligibility."
title_number: 8
title_name: "Aliens and Nationality"
section_number: "325.2"
section_name: "Eligibility."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "NATIONALITY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "325"
part_name: "NATIONALS BUT NOT CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES; RESIDENCE WITHIN OUTLYING POSSESSIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "8 U.S.C. 1103, 1436, 1443."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 50491, Oct. 7, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "325"
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# 325.2 Eligibility.

An applicant for naturalization under section 325 of the Act who owes permanent allegiance to the United States, and who is otherwise qualified may be naturalized if:

(a) The applicant becomes a resident of any State; and

(b) The applicant complies with all of the applicable requirements in parts 316 or 319 of this chapter, as appropriate, except as modified in this part.