Practice question
An applicant under Commonwealth Act No. 473 has proved a useful invention introduced in the Philippines and six years of continuous residence. An opponent objects solely that ten years of residence is always required. Assuming every other qualification and requirement is met and no disqualification exists, which answer is correct?
- The useful-invention special qualification reduces the statutory residence requirement to five years.
- The Act contains no special residence qualifications.
- The invention makes the applicant a citizen immediately without proceedings.
- A useful invention increases the residence requirement to fifteen years.
- Every invention claim eliminates all other qualifications.
Legal references
- Commonwealth Act No. 473, Sections 2, 3, 4 and 7: https://lawphil.net/statutes/comacts/ca1939/ca_473_1939.html
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