Naturalization Courts

Naturalization Courts

Most people went to the court closest to them, usually a county court. Most researchers will find that their ancestors became naturalized in one of the following kinds of courts: county, supreme, circuit, district, equity, chancery, probate, or common pleas court. 

Location of Naturalization Records

• County Court Recordsmight be at the county court, in a county or State archives, or at a regional archives 
• County Court Recordsare also held at NARA
• Federal Court Recordsnaturalization indexes, declarations of intent, and petitions in the NARA regional facility for the State where the Federal court is located. 
• INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service)now the BCIS (Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services)has records after 1906. BCIS – Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services) naturalization records duplicate those found in naturalization courts throughout the country. BCIS holds a variety of citizenship records, among them records relating to derivative citizenship, resumed or restored US citizenship, or loss of US citizenship.

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