8 U.S.C. § 1484
Section 1484 · 1484 to 1487. Repealed. Pub. L. 95432, 2, Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1046
Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case Cartier v. Secretary of State (1974)
Most recently applied in 489 F. Supp. 658 - Moreno v. Toll (April 1980)
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Section 1484, act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 3, 352, 66 Stat. 269, related to loss of nationality by naturalized national by continuous residence for 3 years in the territory or foreign state of which the individual was a former national or in which his place of birth was situated or continuous residence for 5 years in any other foreign state or states. Section 1485, acts June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 3, 353, 66 Stat. 270; Aug. 4, 1959, Pub. L. 86–129, § 1, 73 Stat. 274, provided exceptions for certain persons from loss of nationality pursuant to section 1484. Section 1486, acts June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 3, 354, 66 Stat. 271; Aug. 4, 1959, Pub. L. 86–129, §§ 2, 3, 73 Stat. 274; Sept. 26, 1961, Pub. L. 87–301, § 20, 75 Stat. 656, provided exceptions for certain persons from loss of nationality by continuous residence for five years in any foreign country of which the individual was not a national or in which his place of birth was situated. Section 1487, act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 3, 355, 66 Stat. 272, related to loss of American nationality through expatriation of parents.