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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Tennessee_Naturalization_and_Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]''  
''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Tennessee_Naturalization_and_Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]''  
= Naturalization =


== What is naturalization?<br> ==
== What is naturalization?<br> ==
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After 1906, these forms were standardized and more information required from the immigrant. Information may include: age, birth date and place, residence, date of application, last foreign address, country of birth/allegiance, occupation, personal description, port and date of arrival, vessel of arrival, marital status, wife and children with birth dates and places, and when and where the declaration was filed. <br>
After 1906, these forms were standardized and more information required from the immigrant. Information may include: age, birth date and place, residence, date of application, last foreign address, country of birth/allegiance, occupation, personal description, port and date of arrival, vessel of arrival, marital status, wife and children with birth dates and places, and when and where the declaration was filed. <br>


== Post-1906 naturalization records ==
== Post-1906 naturalization records ==


Early records contain less information than those created after 1906, when the forms were standardized and the Immigration and Naturalization Service was created. Post-1906 records can be accessed through the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS). This agency kept a duplicate of the records created in the court. Details such as birth date and place, physical description, and marital status may be given in the post-1906 records.&nbsp;For records at the USCIS,&nbsp;use their [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] ($) at [http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov]. (This is a fee service.)<!--{12082677621560} --><br>For more information regarding how to obtain naturalization records, click [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship#Locating Naturalization Records here].  
Early records contain less information than those created after 1906, when the forms were standardized and the Immigration and Naturalization Service was created. Post-1906 records can be accessed through the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS). This agency kept a duplicate of the records created in the court. Details such as birth date and place, physical description, and marital status may be given in the post-1906 records.&nbsp;For records at the USCIS,&nbsp;use their [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] ($) at [http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov]. (This is a fee service.)<!--{12082677621560} --><br>For more information regarding how to obtain naturalization records, click [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship#Locating Naturalization Records here].  
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== At Tennessee State Library and Archives ==
== At County Archives ==
== At Family&nbsp;History Library and Family History Centers ==


= References  =
= References  =