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Waiver of Oath of Allegiance for Candidates for Naturalization
The required oath of allegiance as a condition of naturalization under section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1448(a), cannot be waived. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/19861/download.
The OLC's Opinions
Opinions published by the OLC, including those released in response to our FOIA lawsuit