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Citizenship by Marriage Case: Lau Yeung by Carlota Nicolas Villaroman is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Lau Yuen Yeung, a Chinese woman residing in Hong Kong, was granted several extensions to remain in the Philippines for pleasure trips beyond the initial one month period. On January 25, 1962, she married Moy Ya Lim Yao, an alleged Filipino citizen. The Commission on Immigration planned to deport Lau Yuen Yeung after her authorized stay expired. Lau Yuen Yeung filed an injunction, arguing that as the spouse of a Filipino citizen, she had become a Filipino citizen under Section 15 of Commonwealth Act 473. The

Author
Carlota Nicolas Villaroman
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