West Virginia Naturalization and Citizenship: Difference between revisions

For naturalization records after September 1906, contact the [http://www.archives.gov/midatlantic/ National Archives—Mid-Atlantic Region] for the records of the U.S. district courts in West Virginia. Some records between 1906 and 1929 are also at the office of the clerk of the circuit court in each county. In 1906, the Immigration and Naturalization Service or INS was created. Forms were standardized and copies of naturalization documents were sent to INS. In 1906 most naturalization was moved to federal courts. The INS is now the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS. To access records the INS records, use the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] at [http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov].