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=== Derivative Citizenship === | === Derivative Citizenship === | ||
Citizenship may have been granted to individuals based on military service or family relationship. A declaration of | Citizenship may have been granted to individuals based on military service or family relationship. A declaration of intention was not usually required in advance (see below). Instead the individual was usually naturalized at the time he filed an application or petition. Three types of derivative citizenship were: | ||
*Children under 21 years of age (until 1940) and wives of citizens (until 1922) automatically became citizens when their father or husband became a citizen. | *Children under 21 years of age (until 1940) and wives of citizens (until 1922) automatically became citizens when their father or husband became a citizen. | ||
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*Since 1862, non-citizens who have served in the U.S. military have not been required to file a declaration of intention. After one year's residency and honorable discharge from the military, they could petition for naturalization. Since World War I, citizenship could be granted while an individual served in the military. | *Since 1862, non-citizens who have served in the U.S. military have not been required to file a declaration of intention. After one year's residency and honorable discharge from the military, they could petition for naturalization. Since World War I, citizenship could be granted while an individual served in the military. | ||
From 1855 to 1922 a woman took the citizenship of her husband | From 1855 to 1922 a woman took the citizenship of her husband. An alien woman who married a United States citizen became a United States citizen. From 1907 to 1922, a woman born in the United States who married an alien lost her U.S. citizenship and became an alien. For more information about women and naturalization, see Marion L. Smith's article. | ||
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== Naturalization Process == | == Naturalization Process == | ||