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<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | ||
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | ||
=== Records of Immigrants to Chile === | |||
Sometimes the best sources for information about your immigrant ancestor are found in the country he or she immigrated to. These sources sometimes provide the town of origin and other information. | |||
Most emigrants to Chile arrived at the port of Valparaíso. Although the Family History Library has not obtained many records of immigrant arrivals in Chile, some passenger lists from 1825–1900 may be found in the National Library ''(Biblioteca Nacional)'' in Santiago. Passports from 1873–1974 are found in the national archives under the Miscellaneous Records ''(fondos varios)''section. | |||
===Other Records of Departure=== | |||
Other records that might have information on immigrants include: | |||
*Permissions to emigrate. | |||
*Newspaper announcements. | |||
*Probates of relatives who stayed. | |||
*Church records (annotations). | |||
*Police Lists/ Registrations. | |||
*Passports. | |||
*Court Records. | |||
==Offices and Archives to Contact== | ==Offices and Archives to Contact== | ||