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 === Naturalization After 1906<br>  ===
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+<u>'''Certificate of Arrival, 1906 to the present'''</u>
-<u>'''Certificate of Arrival, 1906 to the present'''</u>
+After 1906 an immigrant was required to submit a certificate of arrival when he petitioned for citizenship in order 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.
-After 1906 an immigrant was required to submit a certificate of arrival when he petitioned for citizenship in order 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.
+<u>'''Alien Registration'''</u>
-<br><u>'''Alien Registration'''</u>
+The Alien Registration Act of 1940 required that every non-citizen of the United States, age 14 years and up, had to register and fill out the Alien Registration form. The Alien Registration Program created a specific form, AR-2, for this program and forms were created from 1 Aug 1940 to 31 Mar 1944. All original alien registration forms were microfilmed and are at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The originals were destroyed after filming.
-The Alien Registration Act of 1940 required that every non-citizen of the United States, age 14 years and up, had to register and fill out the Alien Registration form. The Alien Registration Program created a specific form, AR-2, for this program and forms were created from 1 Aug 1940 to 31 Mar 1944. All original alien registration forms were microfilmed and are at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The originals were destroyed after filming.
+An alien registration form contains the following information:
-An alien registration form contains the following information:
+*Name
+*Name at time of entry to the US
-* Name<br> * Name at time of entry to the US<br> * Other names used<br> * Address<br> * Date of Birth<br> * Citizenship/Nationality<br> * Gender<br> * Marital Status<br> * Race<br> * Height &amp; Weight<br> * Hair &amp; Eye Color<br> * Port, date, ship, and class of admission at last arrival in US<br> * Date of first arrival in US<br> * Years lived in US<br> * Intended stay in US<br> * Usual occupation<br> * Present occupation<br> * Present employer, including address<br> * Club, organization, or society memberships<br> * Military service (Country, branch, dates)<br> * Date and number of Declaration of Intention (if filed), and city and State where filed.<br> * Date of Petition for Naturalization (if filed), and city and State where filed.<br> * Arrest history<br> * Fingerprint<br> * Signature<br> * Date and place of registration[<br>
+*Other names used
+*Address
+*Date of Birth
+*Citizenship/Nationality
+*Gender
+*Marital Status
+*Race
+*Height &amp; Weight
+*Hair &amp; Eye Color
+*Port, date, ship, and class of admission at last arrival in US
+*Date of first arrival in US
+*Years lived in US
+*Intended stay in US
+*Usual occupation
+*Present occupation
+*Present employer, including address
+*Club, organization, or society memberships
+*Military service (Country, branch, dates)
+*Date and number of Declaration of Intention (if filed), and city and State where filed.
+*Date of Petition for Naturalization (if filed), and city and State where filed.
+*Arrest history
+*Fingerprint
+*Signature
+*Date and place of registration<ref>United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Alien Registration Forms on Microfilm, 1940-1944</ref>
 == Locating Naturalization Records<br>  ==