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Guide to locating | Guide to locating citizenship records for ancestry, family history, and genealogy research. | ||
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==What are | ==What are citizenship or naturalization records?== | ||
===United States=== | ===United States=== | ||
*Naturalization is the '''''legal process''''' our immigrant ancestors went through to become citizens of the United States. Becoming naturalized meant our foreign-born ancestors could vote, run for a government office, serve on a jury, pay taxes, receive the protection of the law. | *Naturalization is the '''''legal process''''' our immigrant ancestors went through to become citizens of the United States. Becoming naturalized meant our foreign-born ancestors could vote, run for a government office, serve on a jury, pay taxes, receive the protection of the law. | ||
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While most countries had a process for immigrants to become citizens, some countries (such as Germany) kept citizenship listings for all their citizens and provided proof of citizenship documents for all. Interestingly, citizenship for families in Switzerland was held by town as documented in the [http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/famn/?lg=e Register of Swiss Surnames]. | While most countries had a process for immigrants to become citizens, some countries (such as Germany) kept citizenship listings for all their citizens and provided proof of citizenship documents for all. Interestingly, citizenship for families in Switzerland was held by town as documented in the [http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/famn/?lg=e Register of Swiss Surnames]. | ||
==What can you find in | ==What can you find in citizenship or naturalization records?== | ||
===United States=== | ===United States=== | ||
*Before 1906, a '''declaration of intent''' will give name, the home country, and the date. | *Before 1906, a '''declaration of intent''' will give name, the home country, and the date. | ||
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Content varies for other countries, but may include some or most of the above items. | Content varies for other countries, but may include some or most of the above items. | ||
==How do you find | ==How do you find citizenship or naturalization records?== | ||
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|<span style="color:DarkViolet"> ''' Some | |<span style="color:DarkViolet"> ''' Some citizenship/naturalization records are online. You should consult the Wiki article on citizenship records for each country to understand how to find and search its citizenship records that are held in other repositories but not published online.</span> | ||
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<center> <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''See the links to | <center> <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''See the links to citizenship records information in the right sidebar in this typical Wiki main page.'''</span><center> | ||
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