---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 50.3"
title: "22"
number: "50.3"
heading: "Application for registration."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/50.3"
---

# §50.3. Application for registration.

- (a) A person abroad who claims U.S. nationality, or a representative on his behalf, may apply at a consular post for registration to establish his claim to U.S. nationality or to make his residence in the particular consular area a matter of record.
- (b) The applicant shall execute the registration form prescribed by the Department and shall submit the supporting evidence required by [subpart C of part 51](/cfr/22/part51-subpartC.md) of this chapter. A diplomatic or consular officer or a designated nationality examiner shall determine the period of time for which the registration will be valid.

## Notes

### Amendments

[31 FR 13537, Oct. 20, 1966, as amended at 61 FR 43312, Aug. 22, 1996]

### Authority

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2651a; 8 U.S.C. 1104 and 1401 through 1504.

### Source

Source: 31 FR 13537, Oct. 20, 1966, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[31 FR 13537, Oct. 20, 1966, as amended at 61 FR 43312, Aug. 22, 1996]