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=== Online Resources ===
 
*'''1795-1925''' {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Passport Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
*'''1851-1883''' {{RecordSearch|3241319|North Dakota and South Dakota Naturalization Records, 1851-1883}} at FamilySearch - [[North Dakota and South Dakota Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1865-1972''' {{RecordSearch|2078640|South Dakota County Naturalization Records, 1865-1972}} at FamilySearch - [[South Dakota, County Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
*'''1918''' {{RecordSearch|1858291|United States Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] — index
*'''1944-2003''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62493 U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1944-2003] at Ancestry — index ($)
*[http://history.sd.gov/Archives/Data/Naturalization/FirstPapersSearch.aspx South Dakota Naturalization Records Index:First Papers].
*[http://history.sd.gov/Archives/Data/Naturalization/SecondPapersSearch.aspx South Dakota Naturalization Records Index:Second Papers].
*[http://www.archives.gov/kansas-city/finding-aids/naturalization-south-dakota.html Name Index to Naturalization Records from Dakota Territory and South Dakota], at National Archives, Kansas City
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61209 South Dakota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1904-1928], index & images ($).


=== Availability  ===
=== Availability  ===
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In the territorial era, naturalization proceedings were handled by the U.S. district courts. For information, contact the [http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/ National Archives—Central Plains Region] at Kansas City.  
In the territorial era, naturalization proceedings were handled by the U.S. district courts. For information, contact the [http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/ National Archives—Central Plains Region] at Kansas City.  
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After statehood in 1889, the clerk of the circuit court in each [[South Dakota Genealogy|South Dakota]] county was authorized to keep all naturalization records. You can obtain copies of declarations and petitions from the clerk's office.  
After statehood in 1889, the clerk of the circuit court in each [[South Dakota Genealogy|South Dakota]] county was authorized to keep all naturalization records. You can obtain copies of declarations and petitions from the clerk's office.  


The South Dakota State Archives has placed an [http://history.sd.gov/archives/Data/naturalization/default.aspx Index to the South Dakota Naturalization Records] on-line. The Index includes both the First Papers and the Second Papers. The index includes the following information for the first papers: names, county of residence, birth country, date of intention, and page and volume in the original record. The second papers include: names, county of residence, final date, birth year, country the immigrant is renouncing, and page and volume in the original record. <br>There is also a history of the naturalization laws on the site.  
The South Dakota State Archives has placed an [https://history.sd.gov/archives/naturalization.aspx Index to the South Dakota Naturalization Records] on-line. The Index includes both the First Papers and the Second Papers. The index includes the following information for the first papers: names, county of residence, birth country, date of intention, and page and volume in the original record. The second papers include: names, county of residence, final date, birth year, country the immigrant is renouncing, and page and volume in the original record. <br>There is also a history of the naturalization laws on the site.  


The Family History Library has many naturalization records from the district and circuit courts.both in the state records and in the county records.
The FamilySearch Library has many naturalization records from the district and circuit courts.both in the state records and in the county records.


=== Post-1906 Records  ===
=== Post-1906 Records  ===


In 1906 the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now United States&nbsp;Citizenship and Immigration Services)&nbsp;was created, forms were standardized and duplicate naturalization records were created by the court and sent to the INS. To access these records, use the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] at&nbsp;[http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov].&nbsp;You may also&nbsp;contact the [http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/ National Archives—Central Plains Region] in Kansas City&nbsp;for naturalization records. <!--{12086123726310} -->  
In 1906 the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now United States&nbsp;Citizenship and Immigration Services)&nbsp;was created, forms were standardized and duplicate naturalization records were created by the court and sent to the INS. To access these records, use the [https://www.uscis.gov/genealogy Genealogy Program] at&nbsp;[http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov].&nbsp;You may also&nbsp;contact the [http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/ National Archives—Central Plains Region] in Kansas City&nbsp;for naturalization records. <!--{12086123726310} -->  


== References  ==
== References  ==
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In the territorial era, naturalization proceedings were handled by the U.S. district courts. For information, contact the National Archives—Central Plains Region at Kansas City.

After statehood in 1889, the clerk of the circuit court in each South Dakota county was authorized to keep all naturalization records. You can obtain copies of declarations and petitions from the clerk's office.

The South Dakota State Archives has placed an Index to the South Dakota Naturalization Records on-line. The Index includes both the First Papers and the Second Papers. The index includes the following information for the first papers: names, county of residence, birth country, date of intention, and page and volume in the original record. The second papers include: names, county of residence, final date, birth year, country the immigrant is renouncing, and page and volume in the original record.
There is also a history of the naturalization laws on the site.

The FamilySearch Library has many naturalization records from the district and circuit courts.both in the state records and in the county records.

Post-1906 Records

In 1906 the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) was created, forms were standardized and duplicate naturalization records were created by the court and sent to the INS. To access these records, use the Genealogy Program at www.uscis.gov. You may also contact the National Archives—Central Plains Region in Kansas City for naturalization records.

References