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Timestamp: 2013-05-19 07:34:38
Document Index: 773799762

Matched Legal Cases: ['ART 340', '§ 337', '§ 103', '§ 103', 'art 292', '§ 340', '§ 103', '§ 103', '§ 334']

§ Sec. 340.1 Reopening of a naturalization application by a district director pursuant to section 340(h) of the Act. (Section 340.1 added 10/28/96; 61 FR 55550)
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§ Sec. 340.1 Reopening of a naturalization application by a district director pursuant to section 340(h)
of the Act. (Section 340.1 added 10/28/96; 61 FR 55550
. On its own motion, the Service may reopen a naturalization proceeding and revoke naturalization in accordance with this section, if the Service obtains clear, convincing, and unequivocal evidence which: (Introductory text revised 3/31/00; 65 FR 17127
. (1) Jurisdiction
. The district director under whose jurisdiction the applicant currently resides has jurisdiction to reopen proceedings under this section, except that notice of intent to reopen naturalization proceedings and to revoke naturalization must be served no later than 2 years after the effective date of the order admitting a person to citizenship, as determined under § 337.9
of this chapter. This section applies to any order admitting a person to citizenship with an effective date before, on, or after October 24, 1996.
. (i) If the district director determines that reopening a naturalization proceeding is warranted under paragraph (a) of this section, the district director shall prepare a written notice of intent to reopen naturalization proceedings and to revoke naturalization. The notice shall describe in clear and detailed language the grounds on which the district director intends to reopen the proceeding. The notice shall include all evidence which the district director believes warrants reopening of the proceeding. The notice shall advise the applicant of his or her right to submit a response to the notice and to request a hearing, as provided in paragraph (b)(3) of this section.
(ii) The Service shall serve the notice of intent to reopen naturalization proceedings and to revoke naturalization upon the applicant by personal service, as described in § 103.5a(a)(2)
of this chapter. When personal service is accomplished by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, but the notice is returned as undeliverable, the Service shall serve the notice again, using another one of the methods of personal service described in § 103.5a(a)(2)
(ii) The applicant may request a hearing on the notice of intent to reopen naturalization proceedings and to revoke naturalization before an immigration officer authorized to review naturalization applications under sections 310 and 335 of the Act. The applicant must submit a written request for a hearing together with any statements and/or additional evidence within sixty (60) days of service of this notice. The Service shall schedule a requested hearing as soon as practicable.
. (i) Upon receipt of the notice of intent to reopen naturalization proceedings and to revoke naturalization, the applicant may submit a written statement admitting the facts which the district director alleges as grounds for reopening, and withdrawing the application for naturalization. The applicant shall sign the statement under oath or affirmation or shall certify the truth of the statement under penalty of perjury.
. The applicant may be represented at any time during reopening proceedings by an attorney or other representative qualified under part 292
. Upon service of a notice of intent to reopen naturalization proceedings and to revoke naturalization, the Service bears the burden of proof by clear, convincing, and unequivocal evidence that the grounds for reopening and revoking set forth in the notice have been met. (Revised 3/31/00; 65 FR 17127
. The record shall include, but is not limited to:
. (1) The district director shall render, where practicable, a written decision on the reopened naturalization application within 180 days of service of the notice of intent to reopen naturalization proceedings and to revoke naturalization. The decision shall consist of findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a final determination on the naturalization application. Notice of decision shall be served on the applicant or his or her attorney or representative, if applicable. (Revised 3/31/00; 65 FR 17127
. Rather than reopening a naturalization decision and revoking naturalization, the district director shall refer a case for revocation proceedings under § 340.2
. (1) The applicant may appeal an adverse decision under paragraph (d) of this section to the Office of Examinations, Administrative Appeals Unit. Any appeal shall be filed initially with the district director within thirty (30) days after service of the notice of decision. Such appeal shall be filed in accordance with § 103.1
and § 103.7
of this chapter, by filing the appeal on Form I-290B with the fee. Appeals received after the 30-day period may be subject to dismissal for failure to timely file.
director affirms an original naturalization grant under this paragraph, the Service obtains additional evidence of the grounds set forth in paragraph (a) of this section, the Service may not bring a new motion to reopen the naturalization proceeding and to revoke naturalization, but may seek to revoke the applicant's naturalization only pursuant to section 340(a)
. If a decision of the Office of Examinations, Administrative Appeals Unit, is adverse to the applicant, the applicant may seek judicial review in accordance with section 310
Effect of final decision of denial upon applicant's status
. (1) A final decision to reopen a naturalization proceeding and to revoke naturalization shall be effective as of the date of the original order purporting to admit the applicant to citizenship. The order purporting to admit the applicant to
. After having been granted naturalization and administered the oath of allegiance and renunciation, an applicant may move that the Service reopen his or her naturalization application for the purpose of amending the application in
accordance with § 334.5