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The Naturalization Law of 1802 (2 Stat. 153, enacted April 14, 1802) was passed by the United States Congress to amend the residency and notice periods of the previous Naturalization Act of 1798. It restored the less prohibitive provisions of the Naturalization Act of 1795, namely reducing the required residency period for aliens to become eligible to be naturalized citizens of the United States, from 14 years to 5, and cutting the Declaration of Intention minimum notice time from 5 years to 3.[1] The 1802 Act replaced the Naturalization Act of 1798, and provided:
Other short titles | Naturalization Act of 1802 |
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Long title | An Act to establish an uniform rule of Naturalization, and to repeal the acts heretofore passed on that subject. |
Enacted by | the 7th United States Congress |
Effective | April 14, 1802 |
Citations | |
Public law | Pub. L. 7–28 |
Statutes at Large | 2 Stat. 153, chap. 28 |
Codification | |
Acts repealed | Naturalization Act of 1798 |
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