22 USC § 1731 - Protection to naturalized citizens abroad

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title: "22 USC § 1731 - Protection to naturalized citizens abroad"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "1731"
section_name: "Protection to naturalized citizens abroad"
chapter_number: 23
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF CITIZENS ABROAD"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(R.S. § 2000.)"
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# § 1731. Protection to naturalized citizens abroad

All naturalized citizens of the United States while in foreign countries are entitled to and shall receive from this Government the same protection of persons and property which is accorded to native-born citizens.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 2000.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 2000 derived from , .

Section was formerly classified to , Aliens and Nationality.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Equitable Treatment by United States of Its Citizens Living Abroad

> **“(1)** United States citizens living abroad should be provided fair and equitable treatment by the United States Government with regard to taxation, citizenship of progeny, veterans’ benefits, voting rights, Social Security benefits, and other obligations, rights, and benefits; and
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> **“(2)** United States statutes and regulations should be designed so as not to create competitive disadvantage for individual American citizens living abroad or working in international markets.”

, , , as amended by , , ; , (b)(1), , , provided that: