22 CFR § 50.3 - Application for registration.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t22/s50.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "22 CFR § 50.3 - Application for registration."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "50.3"
section_name: "Application for registration."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS"
part_number: "50"
part_name: "NATIONALITY PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "22 U.S.C. 2651a; 8 U.S.C. 1104 and 1401 through 1504."
regulatory_source: "31 FR 13537, Oct. 20, 1966, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "50"
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# 50.3 Application for registration.
(a) A person abroad who claims U.S. nationality, or a representative on his behalf, may apply at a consular post for registration to establish his claim to U.S. nationality or to make his residence in the particular consular area a matter of record.
(b) The applicant shall execute the registration form prescribed by the Department and shall submit the supporting evidence required by subpart C of part 51 of this chapter. A diplomatic or consular officer or a designated nationality examiner shall determine the period of time for which the registration will be valid.
[31 FR 13537, Oct. 20, 1966, as amended at 61 FR 43312, Aug. 22, 1996]