{"data":{"id":"us/8-cfr-301.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"8 CFR 301.1","heading":"Procedures.","body":"(a) Application. (1) As provided in 8 CFR part 341, a person residing in the United States who desires to be documented as a United States citizen pursuant to section 301(h) of the Act may apply for a passport at a United States passport agency or may submit an application on the form specified by USCIS in accordance with the form instructions and with the fee prescribed by 8 CFR 106.2. The applicant will be notified when and where to appear before a USCIS officer for examination on his or her application.\n(2) A person residing outside of the United States who desires to be documented as a United States citizen under section 301(h) of the Act shall make his or her claim at a United States embassy or consulate, in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed in the Secretary of State.\n(b) Oath of allegiance; issuance of certificate. Upon determination by the district director that a person is a United States citizen pursuant to section 301(h) of the Act, the person shall take the oath of allegiance, prescribed in 8 CFR part 337, before an officer of the Service designated to administer the oath of allegiance within the United States, and a certificate of citizenship shall be issued. The person shall be considered a United States citizen as of the date of his or her birth.","path":["Title 8—Aliens and Nationality","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER C—NATIONALITY REGULATIONS","PART 301—NATIONALS AND CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES AT BIRTH"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-8.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"97adf51c4c6206bb1e00500470ebcaac1f8cc88e8919a8b2f782c8a01e2644ca","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/8-cfr-299.5","next":"us/8-cfr-306.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}