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O.C.G.A. § 1-2-5 — Reacquisition of citizenship by expatriated persons and descendants | Georgia Code
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TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 2. Persons and Their Rights, 1-2-1 through 1-2-11.

1-2-5. Reacquisition of citizenship by expatriated persons and descendants.

If a person expatriated under Code Section 1-2-4 acquires citizenship under some foreign power, he and his descendants who go with him for the purpose of residence may become citizens of this state again only after meeting the residence requirements and taking the oath of allegiance required of other foreigners as a condition to becoming a citizen of the United States by Section 1448 of Title 8 of the United States Code.

(Orig. Code 1863, § 55; Code 1868, § 51; Code 1873, § 48; Code 1882, § 48; Civil Code 1895, § 1807; Civil Code 1910, § 2164; Code 1933, § 79-204.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 3C Am. Jur. 2d, Aliens and Citizens, §§ 2770 et seq., 3113 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 3A C.J.S., Aliens, § 312.

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