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Naturalization records have been filed in the county and district courts of the state. Two helpful online indexes may help you quickly locate naturalization records for your ancestors. The first, [http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/finding-aids/naturalization-north-dakota.html the National Archives naturalization index for North Dakota] lists Federal naturalization records. The second, the [http://library.ndsu.edu/db/naturalization/ North Dakota Naturalization Records Index], lists naturalizations recorded in the state courts. You can write to the clerk of the court and request a search of indexes to certificates of arrival, declarations, petitions, and final naturalization papers. Due to population changes, the jurisdictions of the courts have varied from time to time. | Naturalization records have been filed in the county and district courts of the state. Two helpful online indexes may help you quickly locate naturalization records for your ancestors. The first, [http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/finding-aids/naturalization-north-dakota.html the National Archives naturalization index for North Dakota] lists Federal naturalization records. The second, the [http://library.ndsu.edu/db/naturalization/ North Dakota Naturalization Records Index], lists naturalizations recorded in the state courts. You can write to the clerk of the court and request a search of indexes to certificates of arrival, declarations, petitions, and final naturalization papers. Due to population changes, the jurisdictions of the courts have varied from time to time. | ||
The [ | The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library] has acquired district court records for each county in [[North Dakota Genealogy|North Dakota]]. These records often go up to the 1940s and 1950s. On the state level, circuit court records have also been acquired. Search the FamilySearch Catalog for specific film numbers. | ||
If you do not find the naturalization record you are seeking in the catalog, you may contact the [[National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)]] or the local office of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS), for records after September 1906. | If you do not find the naturalization record you are seeking in the catalog, you may contact the [[National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)]] or the local office of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS), for records after September 1906. | ||
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