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Republic Act
Approved June 16, 1950

Republic Act No. 530

An act making additional provisions for naturalization

AN ACT MAKING ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR NATURALIZATION

In plain language

This act imposes additional waiting periods and conditions for naturalization of Filipino citizenship. It establishes a six‑month interval before a petition is heard and a two‑year interval before a decision becomes executory, requiring the applicant to have remained in the Philippines, pursued a lawful profession, and had no convictions or prejudicial acts. It also repeals inconsistent provisions of RA 473 and provides for registration of the court order and oath-taking.

  • Six‑month waiting period before petition hearing
  • Two‑year waiting period before decision becomes executory
  • Applicant must not have left the Philippines
  • Applicant must be dedicated to a lawful profession
  • Applicant must have no convictions or prejudicial acts
  • Court order must be registered and oath taken before entitlement to citizenship
  • Repeal of inconsistent parts of RA 473
  • Act takes effect upon approval
  • Applies to pending cases where oath not yet taken
  • Does not affect cases already meeting publication requirements
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RA 530

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 530, June 16, 1950 ]

AN ACT MAKING ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR NATURALIZATION

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1

The provisions of existing laws notwithstanding, no petition for Philippine citizenship shall be heard by the courts until after six months from the publication of the application required by law, nor shall any decision granting the application become executory until after two years from its promulgation and after the court, on proper hearing, with the attendance of the Solicitor General on his representative, is satisfied, and so finds, that during the intervening time the applicant has (1) not left the Philippines, (2) has dedicated himself continuously to a lawful calling or profession, (3) has not been convicted of any offense or violation of Government promulgated rules, (4) or committed any act prejudicial to the interest of the nation or contrary to any Government announced policies.

Section 2

After the finding mentioned in section one, the order of the court granting citizenship shall be registered and the oath provided by existing laws shall be taken by the applicant, whereupon, and not before, he will be entitled to all the privileges of a Filipino citizen.

Section 3

Such parts of Act Numbered Four hundred seventy-three as are inconsistent with the provisions of the present Act are hereby repealed.

Section 4

This Act shall take effect upon its approval, and shall apply to cases pending in court to those where the applicant has not yet taken the oath of citizenship:*Provided,* however,That in pending cases where the requirements site of publication under the old law had already been complied with, the publication herein required shall not apply.

Approved, June 16, 1950.

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