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Naturalization and Citizenship Notice to Aliens © 2017 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

Naturalization and Citizenship USCIS. gov Records available at U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) • Naturalization Certificate Files (C-Files)1906 – 1956 • Alien Registration Forms (Form AR-2) 1940 – 1944 • Visa Files 1924 – 1944 • Registry Files 1929 – 1944 • A-Files 1944 – 1951 • https: //www. uscis. gov/genealogy © 2017 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. https: //www. uscis. gov/genealogy

Naturalization and Citizenship USCIS, C-Files 1906 -1956 • C-Files were created for those naturalized between 1906 and 1956. They include: • Declaration, petition, certificate of naturalization, and other documents. • Order C-Files through the USCIS genealogy program https: //genealogy. uscis. dhs. gov/ • Index & record search are $65 EACH! © 2017 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

C-Files

Naturalization and Citizenship USCIS, Alien Registration Forms (AR-2), 1940 -1944 • Forms were created between 1940 and 1944. They include: • Name, address, date and place of birth, nationality, marital status, physical description, port and date of arrival, and occupation. • All aliens age 14 and older had to register, be fingerprinted, and fill out the 2 -page AR-2 form. • For microfilm copies order a genealogy index search at https: //www. uscis. gov. © 2017 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

Alien Registration Form (AR-2) https: //www. uscis. gov/history-andgenealogy/ar 2 -form-imagegallery

Naturalization and Citizenship USCIS, Visa Files 1924 -1944 The Immigration Act of 1924 required each alien to have a Visa to enter the United States. The files include: • Birth information, parents, children, and their previous residence. A photo was added in 1929. • Visa Files may include a birth certificate, or a substitute for the birth record. • Documents vary by case. Usually contain a large application document and supporting documents. • Order Visa files through the USCIS genealogy program https: //genealogy. uscis. dhs. gov/ © 2017 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

Naturalization and Citizenship USCIS, Visa Files 1924 -1944 Visa Application © 2017 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Non-Quota Visa (blue)

Naturalization and Citizenship USCIS, Registry Files 1929 -1944 When no arrival record was found for an unnaturalized person who arrived before July 1, 1924, a Registry file was created. They may include: • Biographical information, including parents names. • Proof of the person’s arrival including information on residence, receipts, and employment records. • Documents vary by case. Applicants had to prove they were residents prior to July 1, 1924. • Order Registry files through the USCIS genealogy program https: //genealogy. uscis. dhs. gov/. © 2017 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

Naturalization and Citizenship USCIS, Registry Files © 2017 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

Naturalization and Citizenship A-Files, 1944 -1951 Alien Case Files document the registration of all aliens over age 14 living in the United States. This was a requirement of the Alien Registration Act of 1940. • Alien Files are also known as A-Files • Case files are identified by the individual’s Alien Registration Number • Files are dated from 1944 to 1951. • For immigrants not yet naturalized, the files contain visas, photographs, affidavits, and correspondence • Order A-Files through the USCIS genealogy program https: //genealogy. uscis. dhs. gov/. © 2017 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

Naturalization and Citizenship U. S. , Alien Draft Registrations, Selected States, 1940 -1946 © 2017 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

California, San Francisco, World War I Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits, 1918 © 2017 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

Enemy Alien Registration Affidavit, pages 1 & 2

Enemy Alien Registration Affidavit, pages 3 & 4