I further renounce the order of nobility (give the order of nobility) to which I have heretofore belonged. I further renounce the title of (give title or titles) which I have heretofore held or In order to renounce a title or position, the applicant must add one of the following phrases to the Oath of Allegiance:
Failure to renounce the title of position shows a lack of attachment to the Constitution. The applicant must expressly renounce the title in a public ceremony and USCIS must record the renunciation as part of the proceedings. Renunciation of Title or Order of NobilityĪny applicant who has any titles of heredity or positions of nobility in any foreign state must renounce the title or the position. During judicial naturalization ceremonies, the judge in the district of proper jurisdiction has exclusive authority to administer the Oath. In addition, immigration judges may also administer the Oath in administrative ceremonies. Field Office Directors may re-delegate the authority by way of a delegation memorandum to other employees within their chains of command, such as supervisory immigration services officers. For example, the Director delegated this authority to the Deputy Director, District Directors, and Field Office Directors. The Secretary of Homeland Security has, through the Director of USCIS, delegated the authority to administer the Oath during an administrative naturalization ceremony to certain USCIS officials who can successively re-delegate the authority within their chains of command. The Secretary of Homeland Security has the authority to administer the Oath and may delegate the authority to other officials within DHS and to other employees of the United States.
In addition, an applicant may request a modification to the oath because of a religious objection or inability or unwillingness to take an oath or recite the words “under God.” An applicant or designated representative may also request an oath waiver when the applicant is unable to understand or communicate the meaning of the oath with or without an accommodation.
However, an applicant may bring an interpreter to interpret the oath during the ceremony. The Oath of Allegiance is administered in the English language, regardless of whether the applicant was eligible for an exception to the English language requirements.
“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 general, naturalization applicants take the following oath in order to complete the naturalization process:
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