{"id":1761,"date":"2021-11-03T22:33:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T22:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/equalitynow.org\/resource\/the_united_states_the_immigration_and_nationality_act\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T10:19:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T10:19:39","slug":"the_united_states_the_immigration_and_nationality_act","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/ru\/resource\/uncategorised\/the_united_states_the_immigration_and_nationality_act\/","title":{"rendered":"The United States &#8212; The Immigration and Nationality Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"meta-split-banner-block\" style=\"background-color:#00754C\">\n\n    \n        <div class=\"columns is-gapless is-multiline is-mobile\">\n            <div class=\"column is-12-mobile is-8-tablet is-6-desktop\">\n                <div class=\"image-container-overlay is-hidden-desktop\">\n\n                    \n                        <div class=\"image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/placeholder.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"outer\">\n                    <div class=\"inner left\">\n                        <div class=\"split-post-content\">\n\n                            <div class=\"columns is-multiline is-mobile\">\n                                <div class=\"column is-12\">\n                                    <p class=\"date\">3rd \u041d\u043e\u044f\u0431\u0440\u044c 2021<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"column is-12\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"title\">The United States &#8212; The Immigration and Nationality Act<\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                            \n                            \n                                <div class=\"columns\">\n                                    <div class=\"column is-9\">\n                                        <p class=\"time-to-read\">5 min read<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                            \n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"column is-6-desktop is-hidden-touch\">\n                <div class=\"image-container\">\n\n                    \n                        <div class=\"image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/placeholder.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"full-width-content-block\">\n\n    \n        <div class=\"container\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n            <div class=\"columns\">\n                <div class=\"column\">\n\n                    <p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Section 309 of the United States\u2019 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1409) confers citizenship on children of unmarried U.S. citizen fathers and noncitizen mothers born outside the U.S. only if they meet certain requirements, including their father\u2019s guarantee of financial support.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Country:<\/strong>\u00a0United States<\/li>\n<li><strong>Law status:\u00a0<\/strong>Discriminatory law in force<\/li>\n<li><strong>Law Type:\u00a0<\/strong>Citizenship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sex discrimination in personal status laws negatively impacts the ability of women to conduct various aspects of their daily lives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Law:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 309 of the United States\u2019 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1409) confers citizenship on children of unmarried U.S. citizen fathers and noncitizen mothers born outside the U.S. only if they meet certain requirements, including their father\u2019s guarantee of financial support<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Section 309. Children born out of wedlock.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>(a) The provisions of paragraphs (c), (d), (e), and (g) of section 301 [<strong>granting United States citizenship<\/strong>] shall apply as of the date of birth to a person born out of wedlock if &#8212;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>(1) a\u00a0<strong>blood relationship<\/strong>\u00a0between the person and the\u00a0<strong>father is established<\/strong>\u00a0by clear and convincing evidence,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>(2) the\u00a0<strong>father had the nationality of the United States<\/strong>\u00a0at the time of the person&#8217;s birth,<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>(3) the\u00a0<strong>father<\/strong>\u00a0(unless deceased) has\u00a0<strong>agreed<\/strong>\u00a0in writing\u00a0<strong>to provide<\/strong>\u00a0financial\u00a0<strong>support<\/strong>\u00a0for the person until the person reaches the age of 18 years, and<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>(4) while the person is under the age of 18 years &#8212;<br \/>\n(A) the person is legitimated under the law of the person&#8217;s residence or\u00a0domicile,<br \/>\n(B) the father acknowledges paternity of the person in writing under oath, or<br \/>\n(C) the paternity of the person is established by adjudication of a competent court.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>. . .<br \/>\n(c) Notwithstanding the provision of subsection (a) of this section, a person born, after December 23, 1952, outside the United States and out of wedlock shall be held\u00a0<strong>to have acquired at birth the nationality status of his mother<\/strong>, if the mother had the nationality of the United States at the time of such person\u2019s birth&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/laws-and-policy\/legislation\/immigration-and-nationality-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Explore the United States&#8217; 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