Practice question
An applicant was born in the Philippines and received primary and secondary education in government-recognized schools not limited to a race or nationality. The applicant has no children. Under Commonwealth Act No. 535, what is the effect of these facts on the declaration of intention?
- They automatically confer citizenship without a petition.
- They dispense with every moral-character requirement.
- They permit private issuance of a naturalization certificate.
- They eliminate all grounds of disqualification.
- They support exemption from the declaration of intention, while the other statutory requirements remain.
Legal references
- Commonwealth Act No. 535, Section 1, amending Commonwealth Act No. 473 Section 6: https://lawphil.net/statutes/comacts/ca1940/ca_535_1940.html
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