Nationality on Passenger Manifest

[qualdom]

Would a naturalized person ever continue to list "Italian" as their nationality on a passenger manifest?

Could it be safely assumed that the person never became a US citizen? The person in question had lived in the USA for a total of 9 years prior to this particular arrival.

[JTSD20]

In the passenger manifests from my ancestors, they list US citizenship and the naturalization date. My 2x great grandma, when she accompanied my 2x great grandfather had "by marriage" listed next to her name. Not sure if they all are like that, but I think it's a good sign if someone still listed Italian 9 years later.

[darkerhorse]

Could go either way. Best to find corroborating information.