[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 8, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2010]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 8CFR338.1]

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                     TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
 
               CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 338_CERTIFICATE OF NATURALIZATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 338.1  Execution and issuance of certificate.

Sec.
338.1 Execution and issuance of certificate.
338.2 Execution in case name is changed.
338.3 Delivery of certificates.
338.4 [Reserved]
338.5 Correction of certificates.
338.6-338.10 [Reserved]
338.11 Execution and issuance of certificate of naturalization by clerk 
          of court.
338.12 Endorsement by clerk of court in case name is changed.
338.13 Spoiled certificate.

    Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1443; 8 CFR part 2.


    (a) Issuance. When an applicant for naturalization has taken and 
subscribed to the oath of allegiance in accordance with Sec. Sec. 
337.1, 337.2 and 337.3 of this chapter, a Certificate of Naturalization, 
Form N-550, shall be issued by the Service at the conclusion of the oath 
administration ceremony. For each applicant appearing at a judicial oath 
administration ceremony pursuant to Sec. 337.8, the Service shall 
prepare the Certificate of Naturalization and forward it to the clerk of 
court sufficiently in advance of the ceremony to ensure the timely 
delivery on the date the oath administration ceremony is conducted.
    (b) Execution of certificate. The certificate shall be issued to the 
applicant in his or her true, full, and correct name as it exists at the 
time of the administration of the oath of allegiance. The certificate 
shall show, under ``former nationality,'' the name of the applicant's 
last country of citizenship, as shown in the application and Service 
records, even though the applicant may be stateless at the time of 
admission to citizenship. Photographs shall be affixed to the 
certificate in the manner provided in part 333 of this chapter. The 
certificate shall be signed by the applicant. The Commissioner's 
signature shall be affixed to the certificate.

[58 FR 49916, Sept. 24, 1993]