Entry field asks for "former allegiance"
Michigan Naturalization Part A- So when the entry field asks for "former allegiance" can I use the term from the certificate that says "present nationality"? Image 3 Indicates birth was in Ireland so present nationality is written as "British". Is that the same as former allegiance or should I mark it blank? I see this with individuals born in Canada as well which makes sense.
https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/batch/f5a5ff35-761b-49bb-982a-2310ece75509
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Yes, the first example shows you that you index the present "country of which I am a citizen, subject, or national" in that field. So, former allegiance and present nationality must be the same in this situation.
But, we don't assume former allegiance from the birth country:
Type the former allegiance as it was written. The former allegiance may refer to a country or a specific world leader. Do not assume the former allegiance from the birth country.
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