Alien Registrations in USA

World War I Alien Registrations in the United States

All states were required to complete alien registrations but not all records were kept. 

Alien Registration Records 1940-1944

The Alien Registration Program began 1 July 1940. Every alien resident of the USA had to register at a local post office. Aliens entering USA had to register when they applied for admission. All aliens over 14 fell under this law. Forms filled out by aliens were sent to INS, along with a registration number. They are known as “AR-2” files 

Registrations from 1940-1944 are on microfilm at INS. To obtain copies of AR-2 Files, you must submit a request identifying the immigrant by name, date of birth, and place of birth to the INS Freedom of Information Act program.

See an Alien Registration Form (AR-2)

See an Alien Registration Card (AR-3)

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McKeesport, Alleghany County Pennsylvania Alien Identification for Elizabeth Koval
June 28, 1940
2108 Oriole Street
Port of Entry: New York City
Date of Entry: March 27, 1907
Date of Birth: Sept. 7, 1892
Place of Birth: Czechoslovakia
Place of Employment: Housewife
See Certificate of Naturalization for Elizabeth Koval
Submitter: Ernest Koval

Alien Registrations

Index to Alien Registration Affidavits: U.S. District Court, Phoenix Division, February 6, 1918-June 28, 1918 [NaturalizationRecords.com]

St. Paul, Minnesota Alien Registrations, 1918 Form 

Iron Range Research Center The database of 1.4+ million references includes, but is not limited to, federal naturalization records for Minnesota’s 87 counties, federal Chippewa [i.e., Ojibwe] census rolls, State of Minnesota death cards (1900-1903), Iron Range newspaper announcements (birth/marriage/death), and the 1918 Minnesota alien registration.

Index to Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits 6,000 affidavits created by U.S. Marshals, Kansas Judicial District, 1917-1921 [NaturalizationRecords.com]

Alien Personal History and Statements, Iowa 1942-1946

Alien Applications for Permission to Depart from USA, 1919-1920, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas 

Alien’s Personal History and Statement (DSS Form 304), 1942-1945, for Michigan

Alien Personal History and Statements, Minnesota 1942-1946 

Alien Personal History and Statements, Missouri 1942-1946 

Alien Personal History and Statements, Nebraska 1942-1946 

Alien Personal History and Statements North Dakota, 1942-1946

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