Amendment to Act No. 2927 (The Naturalization Law)
Act No. 3448, approved on November 30, 1928, amends the Naturalization Law by introducing new provisions regarding citizenship. It stipulates that women married to Philippine citizens are deemed citizens themselves and that children of naturalized citizens, under 21 and residing in the Philippines, are also considered citizens. Additionally, children born in the Philippines after their parents' naturalization are recognized as citizens. This act aims to clarify and expand the rights of women and children in relation to Philippine citizenship.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3448
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 30, 1928
ACT NO. 3448
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN ENTITLED "THE NATURALIZATION LAW"
SECTION 1. The following new sections are hereby inserted between sections thirteen and fourteen of Act Numbered Twenty-nine hundred and twenty-seven:
"SEC. 13 (a). Any woman who is now or may hereafter be married to a citizen of the Philippine Islands, and who might herself be lawfully naturalized, shall be deemed a citizen of the Philippine Islands.
"SEC. 13 (b). Children of persons who have been duly naturalized under this law, being under the age of twenty-one years at the time of the naturalization of their parents, shall, if dwelling in the Philippine Islands, be considered citizens thereof.
"SEC. 13 (c). Children of persons naturalized under this law who have been born in the Philippine Islands after the naturalization of their parents shall be considered citizens thereof."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, November 30, 1928. SaIACT
Cite This Law
Amendment to Act No. 2927 (The Naturalization Law), Act No. 3448, Nov 30, 1928 (Philippines)
Amendment to Act No. 2927 (The Naturalization Law), Act No. 3448 (Phil. 1928)
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