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Naturalization Language "next preceding"

AmyDVHemsleySunshine
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December 28, 2021 edited December 28, 2021 in Search

Can anyone tell me whatthe phrase "next preceding" means in respect to a US naturalization? I'm trying to lock down a timeline yet the language is almost foreign to this native English speaker... "Naturalized April 9, 1879: ...having then declared his intention to become a citizen of the US and proved his residence within thw US for the 3 years next-preceding his arrival at.the age of 21 years." Does anyone have a lick of an idea what that means? Very lost.... Maybe I should have read more Jane Austen...... Amy

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    December 28, 2021 Answer ✓

    Hi @AmyDVHemsleySunshine

    The wording is a mix of legalese and bureaucratic terminology. Typical for a government document.

    Essentially, it means the 3 years immediately preceding. He had to prove that he had resided in the USA for those 3 years.

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  • CHold
    CHold mod
    December 28, 2021

    @AmyDVHemsleySunshine

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