{"data":{"id":"us/8-cfr-319.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"8 CFR 319.4","heading":"Persons continuously employed for 5 years by United States organizations engaged in disseminating information.","body":"To be eligible for naturalization under section 319(c) of the Act, an applicant must:\n(a) Establish that he or she is employed as required under section 319(c)(1) of the Act;\n(b) Reside in the United States pursuant to a lawful admission for permanent residence;\n(c) Establish that he or she has been employed as required under paragraph (a) of this section continuously for a period of not less than five years after a lawful admission for permanent residence;\n(d) File his or her application for naturalization while employed as required under paragraph (a) of this section, or within six months following the termination of such employment;\n(e) Be present in the United States at the time of naturalization;\n(f) Declare in good faith, upon naturalization before the Service, an intention to take up residence within the United States immediately upon his or her termination of employment;\n(g) Be a person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and favorably disposed toward the good order and happiness of the United States; and\n(h) Comply with all other requirements for naturalization as provided in part 316 of this chapter, except for those contained in § 316.2(a)(3) through (a)(6) of this chapter.","path":["Title 8—Aliens and Nationality","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER C—NATIONALITY REGULATIONS","PART 319—SPECIAL CLASSES OF PERSONS WHO MAY BE NATURALIZED: SPOUSES OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS"],"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":"ec37dd430297db9ec885e661be0f854599fa41139ee304352c59c59faf353299","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/8-cfr-319.3","next":"us/8-cfr-319.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}