{"data":{"id":"us/8-cfr-337.9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"8 CFR 337.9","heading":"Effective date of naturalization.","body":"(a) An applicant for naturalization shall be deemed a citizen of the United States as of the date on which the applicant takes the prescribed oath of allegiance in an administrative ceremony or in a ceremony conducted by an appropriate court under § 337.8 of this chapter.\n(b) [Reserved]","path":["Title 8—Aliens and Nationality","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER C—NATIONALITY REGULATIONS","PART 337—OATH OF ALLEGIANCE"],"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":"73ff8b09fbd8a9568046a256999bea8c0b9e76a81ca0fdde1a69f4d8d010dd7c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/8-cfr-337.8","next":"us/8-cfr-337.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}