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=== Naturalization After 1906<br> === | === Naturalization After 1906<br> === | ||
When the INS was created in 1906, other naturalization records were created in the processing of naturalizations and for keeping track of immigrants in the United States. Copies of these documents are only in the possession of the former INS, now United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. A summary of some of these documents are listed below: | When the INS was created in 1906, other naturalization records were created in the processing of naturalizations and for keeping track of immigrants in the United States. Copies of these documents are only in the possession of the former INS, now United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. A summary of some of these documents are listed below: | ||
:<u>'''Certificate of Arrival, 1906 to the present'''</u>--After 1906 an immigrant was required to submit a certificate of arrival when he petitioned for citizenship in order to prove the length of his residency. This document gives the place of entry, manner of arrival, and the date of arrival. This was kept in the file with the petition. | :<u>'''Certificate of Arrival, 1906 to the present'''</u>--After 1906 an immigrant was required to submit a certificate of arrival when he petitioned for citizenship in order to prove the length of his residency. This document gives the place of entry, manner of arrival, and the date of arrival. This was kept in the file with the petition. | ||
:<u>'''Certificate of Registry'''</u>-- | :<u>'''Certificate of Registry'''</u>-- | ||
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:<u>'''Visa and Application'''</u>-- | :<u>'''Visa and Application'''</u>-- | ||
:<u>'''Alien Registration'''</u>--The Alien Registration Act of 1940 required that every non-citizen of the United States, age 14 years and up, had to register and fill out the Alien Registration form. The Alien Registration Program created a specific form, AR-2, for this program and forms were created from 1 Aug 1940 to 31 Mar 1944. All original alien registration forms were microfilmed and are at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The originals were destroyed after filming. | :<u>'''Alien Registration'''</u>--The Alien Registration Act of 1940 required that every non-citizen of the United States, age 14 years and up, had to register and fill out the Alien Registration form. The Alien Registration Program created a specific form, AR-2, for this program and forms were created from 1 Aug 1940 to 31 Mar 1944. All original alien registration forms were microfilmed and are at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The originals were destroyed after filming. | ||
An alien registration form contains the following information: | :An alien registration form contains the following information: | ||
*Name | :*Name | ||
*Name at time of entry to the US | :*Name at time of entry to the US | ||
*Other names used | :*Other names used | ||
*Address | :*Address | ||
*Date of Birth | :*Date of Birth | ||
*Citizenship/Nationality | :*Citizenship/Nationality | ||
*Gender | :*Gender | ||
*Marital Status | :*Marital Status | ||
*Race | :*Race | ||
*Height & Weight | :*Height & Weight | ||
*Hair & Eye Color | :*Hair & Eye Color | ||
*Port, date, ship, and class of admission at last arrival in US | :*Port, date, ship, and class of admission at last arrival in US | ||
*Date of first arrival in US | :*Date of first arrival in US | ||
*Years lived in US | :*Years lived in US | ||
*Intended stay in US | :*Intended stay in US | ||
*Usual occupation | :*Usual occupation | ||
*Present occupation | :*Present occupation | ||
*Present employer, including address | :*Present employer, including address | ||
*Club, organization, or society memberships | :*Club, organization, or society memberships | ||
*Military service (Country, branch, dates) | :*Military service (Country, branch, dates) | ||
*Date and number of Declaration of Intention (if filed), and city and State where filed. | :*Date and number of Declaration of Intention (if filed), and city and State where filed. | ||
*Date of Petition for Naturalization (if filed), and city and State where filed. | :*Date of Petition for Naturalization (if filed), and city and State where filed. | ||
*Arrest history | :*Arrest history | ||
*Fingerprint | :*Fingerprint | ||
*Signature | :*Signature | ||
*Date and place of registration<ref>United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Alien Registration Forms on Microfilm, 1940-1944</ref> | :*Date and place of registration<ref>United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, :Alien Registration Forms on Microfilm, 1940-1944</ref> | ||
== Locating Naturalization Records<br> == | == Locating Naturalization Records<br> == | ||
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