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1945 War Brides Act (An act to expedite the admission to the United States of alien spouses and alien minor children of citizen members of the United States armed forces)

H.R. 4857; Pub.L. 79-271; 59 stat 659.

79th Congress; December 28, 1945.

You can find the full text of this law as a PDF here.

SUMMARY

This 1950 Family Act, also known as War Brides Act, described the process and limitations of entry of alien spouses and minor alien children of United States Armed Forces citizens. The immigrants trying to enter the United States were subjected to medical examinations. If there were any disabilities the Immigration and Naturalization Service would notify the public medical officer of the local community. Another provision was that the Act was that the disabilities did not affect the duties of the United States Public Health Service in regards to quarantinable diseases.

Another section of this Act was that any alien admitted under section 1 of the Immigration Act of 1924, would be classified as a nonquota immigrant. Also any alien, admitted under section 1, that was temporary absent would be allowed readmission to the United States regardless of the disability or disabilities that existed at the time of the first entry.

There was to be no fine or penalty, for transportation into the United States, imposed on any alien under the Act of February 5, 1917. However, aliens under the section of 14 were subject to fines or penalties.

(Summary by Ashley Braa and Alice Lowrie)

RELATED SITES

The American War Bride Experience - This site is intended to give War Brides of WWII, and their children, resources in locating a GI husband/father, as well as even some current legislation that is coming about.

War Brides - An online version of the magazine WWII; The Magazine of a People at War 1941-1945. This particular article on war brides gives accounts and experiences that war brides faced immigrating to this country.

War Brides - The article gives a brief history of one Filipino couples wartime marriage experience.