Plaintiff-Appellant Robert Levy appeals the dismissal of his petition for de novo review of the denial of his application for naturalization, filed under 8 U.S.C. § 1421(c). That statute provides that judicial review of the denial of an application for naturalization is available after a hearing before an immigration officer. Levy failed to comply with the applicable regulations for obtaining such a hearing, see 8 C.F.R. §§ 103.2(a)(1), § 336.2(a), § 499.1, so the district court was without jurisdiction to review the denial of his application. See 8 U.S.C. § 336.9(d); see also Town *603 send v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice, INS, 799 F.2d 179,181 (5th Cir. 1986).

The instant appeal is DISMISSED.