8 U.S.C. 1427 - Requirements of naturalization (United States Code, 2023 edition)

8 U.S.C. 1427 (naturalization requirements), U.S. Code 2023 edition, 3 pages, also the end of 8 U.S.C. 1426 and start of 1428: five years continuous residence after admission as a permanent resident, physical presence for at least half that time, three months in the state or district (5-year residence added as a term for usa-eb5 and usa-gold-card); rules on absences (more than six months / one year break continuity), exceptions for US government and certain employer staff, good moral character, naturalization for extraordinary contributions to national security (at most five a year), amendment history and the expired 2005 subsection (g) (3-year reduction for international events, USD 1,000 premium fee). Only the general residence period concerns the investor programmes; the rest is general naturalization law and out of scope.