Naturalization Proceedings
Petition for Naturalization

PETITION

COMES NOW the petitioner, and unto this Honorable Court, respectfully avers:

1. That petitioner's full name is ____________________________________;

2. That his present place of residence is _____________________________;

3. That his former places of residence were: ___________________________;

4. That he was born on _____________ in _____________ , under whose
laws Filipinos may become naturalized citizens or subjects thereof;

5. That he is single (or married to __________________ ); and is the father of _______________________children;

6. That his wife __________________ is ____________________ years old,
having been born on ______________________ in _______________________;

7. That the names, sex, date and place of birth and the residence of
 each of his children are as follows, to wit: _______________________________;

8.  That he arrived in the Philippines from _______________________ on ____________________________ at the port of ___________________, on the vessel __________________;

9. That he has resided continuously in the Philippines for not less than ten (10) years as a permanent resident immediately preceding the date of this petition; to wit: since ___________________and in the city/municipality of ___________________ for at least one year;

10. That he speaks and writes English or Spanish, and Tagalog (or any one of the Philippine languages);

11. That his trade or profession is ________________________ in which he has been engaged since __________________________, and from which he derives an average annual income of  _____________________________; 

12. That he is the owner of real estate, situated in _______________________ worth not less than five thousand pesos ('P5,000), Philippine currency;

13. That he has enrolled his minor children of school age (if any) in the following schools recognized by the Government, where Philippine history, government and civics are taught as part of the school curriculum, said enrollment having lasted during the entire period of his required residence in the Philippines;


                           Name of Child                               Name of School

                ______________________           _______________________
            
                ______________________           _______________________

14. That he believes in the principles underlying the Philippine Constitution; is of good moral character and conducted himself in a proper and irreproachable manner during the entire period of his residence in the Philippines in his relations with the constituted government as well as with the community in which he ­lives; has mingled socially with the Filipinos, and has evinced a genuine desire to learn and embrace the customs, traditions, and ideas of the Filipinos;

15. That he is not opposed to organized government or affil­iated with any association or group of persons who uphold and teach doctrines opposing all organized government; that he does not defend or teach the necessity or propriety of violence, personal assault, or assassination for the success and predominance of their ideas; that he is not a polygamist or a believer in polygamy or in the practice of polygamy; that he has never been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude, that he is not suffering from mental alienation or incurable contagious disease; and that he is not a citizen or subject of a nation at war with the Philippines;

16. That he has complied with the requirements of the Natural­ization Law (C.A. No. 473) regarding the filing with the Office of the
Solicitor-General of his bona fide intention to become a citizen of the Philippines;

17. That it is his intention in good faith to become a citizen of the Philippines and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign state or sovereignty, if this petition is granted, and particularly to ____________________ of which at this time he is a citizen or subject and that he will reside continuously in
the Philippines from the date of the filing of this petition up to the time of his admission to Philippine citizenship;

18. That he has not heretofore made petition for citizenship to
any court (or if so, state what court, and the reasons or causes why such petition was denied, and that the cause of such denial has since been cured or removed);

19. That _______________ of legal age, residing at     ___________________ and __________________of legal age, resid­ing at ____________________; who are Filipino citizens, will appear and testify as witnesses at the hearing of this petition;

20. That attached hereto and made integral parts of this petition are: (a) Affidavit of witnesses (Annex "A"); (b) a signed copy of petitioners' declaration of intention to become a citizen of the Philippines (Annex "B"),(c) petitioner's certificate of arrival, signed and issued by the Commissioner of Immigration of the Philippines (Annex "C"); and (d) two photographs320 of petitioner, duly autographed and signed (Annexes "D" and "E").

WHEREFORE, your petitioner prays that he be admitted a citizen of the Phifippines.

Dated at ____________ this _____________ day of __________________ , 19_____.

                                           
_______________________________

                          (Petitioner) 

                                             _______________________________
                        (Address)