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 '''Certificate of Arrival:''' After 1906 an immigrant was required to submit a certificate of arrival when he petitioned for citizenship, 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.
-'''Certificate of Citizenship: '''Also known as Certificate of Naturalization. The piece of paper given to the newly naturalized US citizen to prove his US citizenship. Only the Certificate stub is kept in the court. These certificates are often found in home sources. It often states the court the certificate of issued from and is always the same court the Petition was filed.
+'''Certificate of Citizenship: '''Also known as Certificate of Naturalization. The&nbsp;document given to the newly naturalized U.S. citizen to prove his&nbsp;citizenship. A certificate stub is kept in the court proving the certificate was issued.&nbsp;These certificates are often found in home sources.&nbsp;They often state the court the certificate of issued from, which&nbsp;is also the&nbsp;court where&nbsp;the Petition was filed.
-'''Certificate Files: '''Also known as C-Files. Began with the Basic Naturalization Act of 1906. All persons naturalized between 1906 and 1956 have a C-File with the INS. The C-Files include a copy of the Declaration, Petition, Certificate of Naturalization, and other documents. Files can be obtained from the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=3b14d5b07655b110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD USCIS Genealogy Program]. For more details, visit the USCIS webiste about [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=ba5f299f81bb8210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=ba5f299f81bb8210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD Certificate Files].
+'''Certificate Files: '''Also known as C-Files. Began with the Basic Naturalization Act of 1906. All persons naturalized between 1906 and 1956 have a C-File with the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The C-Files include a copy of the Declaration, Petition, Certificate of Naturalization, and other documents. Files can be obtained from the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=3b14d5b07655b110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD USCIS Genealogy Program]. For more details, visit the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=ba5f299f81bb8210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=ba5f299f81bb8210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD USCIS Web site].
-'''Certificate of Naturalization: '''Also known as Certificate of Citizenship. The piece of paper given to the newly naturalized US citizen to prove his US citizenship. Only the Certificate stub is kept in the court. These certificates are often found in home sources. It often states the court the certificate of issued from and is always the same court the Petition was filed.
+'''Certificate of Naturalization: '''Also known as Certificate of Citizenship. The document given to the newly naturalized U.S. citizen to prove his citizenship. A certificate stub is kept in the court proving the certificate was issued. These certificates are often found in home sources. They often state the court the certificate of issued from, which is also the court where the Petition was filed.
-'''Certificate of Registry:''' A certificate created by the INS to document immigrants who arrived prior to July 1, 1924 to the United States and no original arrival record could not be located.
+'''Certificate of Registry:''' A certificate created by the Immigration and Naturalization Service to document immigrants who arrived prior to July 1, 1924&nbsp;where&nbsp;no original arrival record could not be located.
-'''Collective Naturalization:''' This naturalization process was used to naturalize a group of people without using documents. Collective naturalization happened when the United States became a country and all those living in the country (except Native Americans and African Americans) were collectively and automatically made US citizens. Declaration Declaration of Intention Denization: A type of naturalization used to obtain land. You could buy and sell land, but could not hold public office. There were no political privileges associated with denization.
+'''Collective Naturalization:''' A group of people obtained citizenship as new teThis naturalization process was used to naturalize a group of people without using documents. Collective naturalization happened when the United States became a country and all those living in the country (except Native Americans and African Americans) were collectively and automatically made US citizens.
+'''Declaration&nbsp;of Intention:'''
+'''Denization: '''A type of naturalization used to obtain land. You could buy and sell land, but could not hold public office. There were no political privileges associated with denization.
 '''Derivative Naturalization: '''Applies to women and children. Children automatically become citizens if their father naturalizes. From 1855 to 1922, women became citizens if they married a US citizen or he naturalized while they were married. There is no paperwork when a person naturalizes through derivative naturalization.