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 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. Even if an immigrant ancestor did not complete the process and become a citizen, he may have filed a declaration. These declarations can be very helpful. <br>
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-{{Adoption ARGenWeb}} Naturalization records were generally filed in the circuit courts in each county. About 40 percent of the counties in [[Arkansas|Arkansas]] have pre-1906 records. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the records for some of these counties. For residents of Little Rock (Pulaski County), for example, the library has declarations of intention and some final certificates, 1870 to 1918.
+{{Adoption ARGenWeb}} Various types of records were created during the naturalization process, including declarations of intention, petitions for naturalization, oaths of allegiance and certificates of naturalization and citizenship. Each record can give details about a person, such as age, residence, country or city of origin, ethnic background, the date and port of arrival, the name of the ship, names of spouse and children with their birth dates and places, and previous residences or current address.
-Some naturalization papers were filed in the [http://www.arwd.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Courts located in Fort Smith], Arkansas; [http://www.are.uscourts.gov/default.html Little Rock, Arkansas] and [http://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/directories/legalresources.html Fort Worth, Texas].
+Records for earlier years usually contain less information than those after 1906, when the federal court system for naturalization was revised and details such as birth date and place, physical description, and marital status may be given.
-A statewide index to naturalization records of Arkansas was compiled by the Works Projects Administration for the years 1809-1906 {{FHL|425546|item|disp=FHL film 1730849}}. Copies of this index are at the [[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]], the [http://www.ark-ives.com/ Arkansas History Commission], and the [http://www.arwd.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court in Fort Smith], Arkansas, as well as the Family History Library.
+Naturalization records in Arkansas were filed in the county circuit courts or in the U.S. District Courts located in [http://www.arwd.uscourts.gov/ Fort Smith, Arkansas]; [http://www.are.uscourts.gov/default.html Little Rock, Arkansas]; and [http://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/directories/legalresources.html Fort Worth, Texas].
+About 40 percent of the counties in Arkansas have pre-1906 records. The following is a statewide index:
+*Works Projects Administration. ''Index to Naturalization Records in Arkansas, 1809-1906.'' Washington, District of Columbia&nbsp;: Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, [n.d.]. {{FHL|425546|item|disp=FHL film 1730849}} {{WorldCat|12664461|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat.}}
 == Post-1906 Records  ==