|
|
|
FindLaw
> Public
>
Immigration
> Articles
My current location:
Los Angeles, CA
| Change location
|
The Oath of Allegiance
The final step in the naturalization process is the reciting of the "oath of allegiance" by the applicant, in which he or she makes several promises upon becoming a U.S. citizen. The oath of allegiance is:
"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and
abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state,
or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen;
that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true
faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United
States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in
the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will
perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by
the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation
or purpose of evasion; so help me God."
In some cases, USCIS allows the oath to be taken without the clauses:
". . .that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required
by law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the
United States when required by law. . ."
From U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
|
|
|
|
|
