Practice question
In an ordinary judicial naturalization case governed by Commonwealth Act No. 473 and Republic Act No. 530, judgment granting the petition was promulgated three months ago. No appeal was taken. The applicant asks to take the oath immediately, arguing that ordinary finality alone makes the grant executory. No two-year intervening period or subsequent compliance hearing has occurred. Which answer is correct?
- The oath must proceed because every unappealed judgment is immediately executory for naturalization.
- The request is premature because Republic Act No. 530 requires the two-year period and the prescribed subsequent judicial findings.
- The oath is unnecessary once the judge signs the first decision.
- The two-year rule applies only to unsuccessful applicants.
- The parties can waive every statutory waiting condition by agreement.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 530, Section 1: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1950/ra_530_1950.html
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