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‘‘(ii) in the case of nationality having
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been acquired or withdrawn automatically,
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clarifying the nationality status of an indi-
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vidual; and
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‘‘(B) includes a Federal, local, or regional
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government entity, a consular official, and a
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government official at any level, notwith-
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standing any process by which a decision by
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such an entity or official may later be over-
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ridden.
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tional’ and ‘nationality’—
‘‘(A) refer to a formal link, of a political
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and legal character, between an individual and
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a country; and
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‘‘(B) do not include the concept of nation-
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ality relating to membership in a religious, lin-
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guistic, or ethnic group.
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the meaning given the term ‘alien’ in section 101(a).
‘‘(4) OPERATION
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LAW.—The
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of its law’—
OF LAW; OPERATION OF ITS
terms ‘operation of law’ and ‘operation
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