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    Mo Ya Lim Yao vs. Commissioner of Immigration

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    Lau Yuen Yeung, a Chinese national married to Filipino citizen Moy Ya Lim Yao, claimed she acquired Philippine citizenship through her marriage. The Commissioner of Immigration argued marriage alone did not confer citizenship. The Supreme Court ruled that under Section 15 of Commonwealth Act 473, an alien woman who marries a Filipino citizen becomes a Filipina citizen herself, unless she meets the disqualifications under Section 4. As Lau Yuen Yeung did not meet any disqualifications, she was declared a Filipino citizen from her marriage to Moy Ya Lim Yao on January 25, 1962.

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    Mo Ya Lim Yao vs. Commissioner of Immigration

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    Lau Yuen Yeung, a Chinese national married to Filipino citizen Moy Ya Lim Yao, claimed she acquired Philippine citizenship through her marriage. The Commissioner of Immigration argued marriage alone did not confer citizenship. The Supreme Court ruled that under Section 15 of Commonwealth Act 473, an alien woman who marries a Filipino citizen becomes a Filipina citizen herself, unless she meets the disqualifications under Section 4. As Lau Yuen Yeung did not meet any disqualifications, she was declared a Filipino citizen from her marriage to Moy Ya Lim Yao on January 25, 1962.

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    Lau Yuen Yeung, a Chinese national married to Filipino citizen Moy Ya Lim Yao, claimed she acquired Philippine citizenship through her marriage. The Commissioner of Immigration argued marriage alone did not confer citizenship. The Supreme Court ruled that under Section 15 of Commonwealth Act 473, an alien woman who marries a Filipino citizen becomes a Filipina citizen herself, unless she meets the disqualifications under Section 4. As Lau Yuen Yeung did not meet any disqualifications, she was declared a Filipino citizen from her marriage to Moy Ya Lim Yao on January 25, 1962.

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    Mo Ya Lim Yao vs. Commissioner of Immigration

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    Lau Yuen Yeung, a Chinese national married to Filipino citizen Moy Ya Lim Yao, claimed she acquired Philippine citizenship through her marriage. The Commissioner of Immigration argued marriage alone did not confer citizenship. The Supreme Court ruled that under Section 15 of Commonwealth Act 473, an alien woman who marries a Filipino citizen becomes a Filipina citizen herself, unless she meets the disqualifications under Section 4. As Lau Yuen Yeung did not meet any disqualifications, she was declared a Filipino citizen from her marriage to Moy Ya Lim Yao on January 25, 1962.

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    G.R. No.

    L-21289 October 4, 1971

    MOY YA LIM YAO alias EDILBERTO AGUINALDO LIM and LAU YUEN YEUNG, petitioners-
    appellants,
    vs.
    THE COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION

    FACTS:

    Lau Yuen Yeung, an alien visiting the Philippines, whose authorized stay in the Philippines was to expire,
    claims herself to be lawfully naturalized upon her marriage to a Filipino citizen. Solicitor General opposes
    the ground that the marriage of the alien to a Filipino citizen does not automatically confer on the latter
    Philippine citizenship. Plaintiff-appellant does not possess all the qualifications required for applicant for
    naturalization (CA 473), even she has proven that she possesses none of the disqualifications in said law.

    ISSUE:
    Whether or not Lau Yuen Yeung became ipso facto a Filipino citizen upon her marriage to a Filipino
    citizen.

    RULING:

    Under Section 15 of Commonwealth Act 473, an alien woman marrying aFilipino, native born or
    naturalized, becomes ipso facto a Filipina provided she is notdisqualified to be a citizen of the Philippines
    under Section 4 of the same law. Likewise,an alien woman married to an alien who is subsequently
    naturalized here follows thePhilippine citizenship of her husband the moment he takes his oath as Filipino
    citizen,provided that she does not suffer from any of the disqualifications under said Section 4.Whether
    the alien woman requires to undergo the naturalization proceedings, Section 15is a parallel provision to
    Section 16. Thus, if the widow of an applicant for naturalizationas Filipino, who dies during the
    proceedings, is not required to go through anaturalization proceedings, in order to be considered as a
    Filipino citizen hereof, it shouldfollow that the wife of a living Filipino cannot be denied the same
    privilege. Everytimethe citizenship of a person is material or indispensible in a judicial or administrative
    case,Whatever the corresponding court or administrative authority decides therein as to suchcitizenship is
    generally not considered as res adjudicata, hence it has to be threshed outagain and again as the occasion
    may demand. Lau Yuen Yeung, was declared to havebecome a Filipino citizen from and by virtue of her
    marriage to Moy Ya Lim Yao al asEdilberto Aguinaldo Lim, a Filipino citizen of 25 January 1962.

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