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Naturalization and Citizenship

Online Resources

U.S., Naturalization Records - Original Documents, (World Archives Project) for Arizona, 1864-1955 Index and images ($)
Arizona, State Court Naturalization Records, 1869-1976, index, images, incomplete ($).
1870-1955 Arizona, U.S. District Court Naturalization Records, 1870-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
Arizona, Naturalization Records, 1909-1991, index and images ($)
Arizona, Naturalization Records, 1912-1991, images/index ($)
1944-2003 U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1944-2003 at Ancestry — index ($)

History

Naturalization is the process of granting citizenship privileges and responsibilities to foreign-born residents. Naturalization papers are an important source of information about an immigrant's place of origin, foreign and Americanized names, residence, and date of arrival.

Immigrants to the United States have never been required to apply for citizenship. Of those who applied, many did not complete the requirements for citizenship. Evidence that an immigrant completed citizenship requirements can be found in censuses, court minutes, homestead records, passports, voting registers, and military papers.

Collective Naturalization

Persons living in the territory in 1848 and those residing in the area of the Gadsden Purchase were automatically granted U.S. citizenship.

District Courts

Naturalization records for later immigrants were filed in the district courts. They were recorded in the U.S. district court from September 1906 until 1912 when Arizona became a state. Since then, naturalization records have been filed in the superior courts, except for Maricopa County in which the U.S. district court has had jurisdiction since 1919.

Online Genealogy Records

United States Naturalization Online Genealogy Records

Repositories

Declarations, petitions, certificates, and other early records from about 1864 to 1912 are located at the National Archives—Pacific Region (Laguna Niguel) and the Department of Libraries, Archives and Public Records. The FamilySearch Library has copies of many of these Arizona naturalization records on microfilm for 1864-1955.

Post-1906 Records

In 1906 the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) was created, forms were standardized and duplicate records were created by the courts and sent to the INS. The USCIS has created a Genealogy Program, effective 13 Aug 2008, to access these post-1906 records. You may also contact the National Archives—Pacific Region (Laguna Niguel), or the U.S. district court.

Availability

The FamilySearch Library has records of Arizona Superior Court and the U.S. District Court Arizona Territory and Arizona See Arizona-Naturalization in the FamilySearch Catalog.

Websites

References

Arizona Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve Inc., Family History Department,1998, 2001.

NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits.

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+== Online Resources ==
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1193 U.S., Naturalization Records - Original Documents, (World Archives Project) for Arizona, 1864-1955] Index and images ($)
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60877 Arizona, State Court Naturalization Records, 1869-1976], index, images, incomplete ($).
+*'''1870-1955''' {{RecordSearch|5000150|Arizona, U.S. District Court Naturalization Records, 1870-1955}} at FamilySearch — [[Arizona, U.S. District Court Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60614 Arizona, Naturalization Records, 1909-1991], index and images ($)
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60614 Arizona, Naturalization Records, 1912-1991], images/index ($)
+*'''1944-2003''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62493 U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1944-2003] at Ancestry — index ($)
+=== History  ===
+Naturalization is the process of granting citizenship privileges and responsibilities to foreign-born residents. Naturalization papers are an important source of information about an immigrant's place of origin, foreign and Americanized names, residence, and date of arrival.
+Immigrants to the United States have never been required to apply for citizenship. Of those who applied, many did not complete the requirements for citizenship. Evidence that an immigrant completed citizenship requirements can be found in censuses, court minutes, homestead records, passports, voting registers, and military papers.
+'''Collective Naturalization'''
 Persons living in the territory in 1848 and those residing in the area of the Gadsden Purchase were automatically granted U.S. citizenship.
-==== District Courts  ====
+District Courts
+Naturalization records for later immigrants were filed in the district courts. They were recorded in the U.S. district court from September 1906 until 1912 when [[Arizona Genealogy|Arizona]] became a state. Since then, naturalization records have been filed in the superior courts, except for Maricopa County in which the U.S. district court has had jurisdiction since 1919.
+=== Online Genealogy Records  ===
+<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[United States Naturalization Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div> <br> <br> <br> <br>
+=== Repositories  ===
+Declarations, petitions, certificates, and other early records from about 1864 to 1912 are located at the National Archives—Pacific Region (Laguna Niguel) and the Department of Libraries, Archives and Public Records. The FamilySearch Library has copies of many of these Arizona naturalization records on microfilm for 1864-1955.
+=== Post-1906 Records  ===
-Naturalization records for later immigrants were filed in the district courts. They were recorded in the U.S. district court from September 1906 until 1912 when [[Arizona|Arizona]] became a state. Since then, naturalization records have been filed in the superior courts, except for Maricopa County in which the U.S. district court has had jurisdiction since 1919.
+In 1906 the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) was created, forms were standardized and duplicate records were created by the courts and sent to the INS. The USCIS has created a Genealogy Program, effective 13 Aug 2008, to access these post-1906 records. You may also contact the National Archives—Pacific Region (Laguna Niguel), or the U.S. district court.
-==== Repositories  ====
+=== Availability  ===
-Declarations, petitions, certificates, and other early records from about 1864 to 1912 are located at the National Archives—Pacific Region (Laguna Nuguel) and the Department of Libraries, Archives and Public Records. The Family History Library has copies of many of these Arizona naturalization records on microfilm for 1864-1955.
+The FamilySearch Library has records of Arizona Superior Court and the U.S. District Court Arizona Territory and Arizona See {{FSC|592491|subject-id|disp=Arizona-Naturalization}} in the FamilySearch Catalog.
-== Post-1906 Records  ==
+=== Websites  ===
-In 1906 the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now United States Citizenship and Immigration Services)&nbsp;was created, forms were standardized and duplicate records were created by the courts and sent to the INS.&nbsp; The USCIS has created a Genealogy Program, affective 13 Aug 2008, to access these post-1906 records.&nbsp;You may also contact the National Archives—Pacific Region (Laguna Niguel), or the U.S. district court.
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Library]
+*[https://www.archives.gov/riverside/finding-aids/naturalization-records.html National Archives—Pacific Region (Laguna NIguel)]
+*[http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis United States Citizenship and Immigration Services]
+*[http://www.uscourts.gov/ United States District Courts]
-== Web Sites  ==
+=== References  ===
-*Family History Library at [http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]
+[[Arizona Genealogy|Arizona]] Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve Inc., Family History Department,1998, 2001.
-*National Archives—Pacific Region (Laguna Nuguel) at [http://www.archives.gov/pacific/laguna/ www.archives.gov/pacific/laguna/]
-*United States Citizenship and&nbsp;Immigration Services&nbsp;at [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis]
-*United States District Courts at [http://www.uscourts.gov/districtcourts.html www.uscourts.gov/districtcourts.html]<br><!--{12082761201250} --><!--{12082761201251} -->
-== References  ==
+:NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits.
-''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Arizona.ASP Arizona Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve Inc., Family History Department,&nbsp;1998, 2001.<br>
+{{Arizona|Arizona}}
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+[[Category:United States Naturalization and Citizenship]]