Federal · Title 8 — Aliens and Nationality
8 U.S.C. § 1401a: Birth abroad before 1952 to service parent
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Section 1401(g) of this title shall be considered to have been and to be applicable to a child born outside of the United States and its outlying possessions after January 12, 1941 , and before December 24, 1952 , of parents one of whom is a citizen of the United States who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States after December 31, 1946 , and before December 24, 1952 , and whose case does not come within the provisions of section 201(g) or (i) of the Nationality Act of 1940.
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