---
kind: "unit"
title: "8"
title_heading: "Aliens and Nationality"
key: "chI/subchC/part316"
level: "part"
label: "Part 316"
heading: "General Requirements for Naturalization"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/8/chI-subchC-part316"
sections_count: 14
---

# Part 316 — General Requirements for Naturalization

Title 8 C.F.R. — Aliens and Nationality › Chapter I — Department of Homeland Security › Subchapter C — Nationality Regulations

## Sections

- [§316.1. Definitions.](/cfr/8/316.1.md)
- [§316.2. Eligibility.](/cfr/8/316.2.md)
- [§316.3. Reserved](/cfr/8/316.3.md)
- [§316.4. Application; documents.](/cfr/8/316.4.md)
- [§316.5. Residence in the United States.](/cfr/8/316.5.md)
- [§316.6. Physical presence for certain spouses of military personnel.](/cfr/8/316.6.md)
- [§316.7-316.9. Reserved](/cfr/8/316.7-316.9.md)
- [§316.10. Good moral character.](/cfr/8/316.10.md)
- [§316.11. Attachment to the Constitution; favorable disposition towards the good order and happiness.](/cfr/8/316.11.md)
- [§316.12. Applicant's legal incompetency during statutory period.](/cfr/8/316.12.md)
- [§316.13. Reserved](/cfr/8/316.13.md)
- [§316.14. Adjudication—examination, grant, denial.](/cfr/8/316.14.md)
- [§316.15-316.19. Reserved](/cfr/8/316.15-316.19.md)
- [§316.20. American institutions of research, public international organizations, and designations under the International Immunities Act.](/cfr/8/316.20.md)