ARC Gallery: Immigration and Naturalization
About Naturalization Records
Naturalization records contain files that include two main types of documents:
- declarations of intention to become naturalized as a U.S. citizen, which applicants filed in federal court
- petitions for naturalization to the United States requesting citizenship, which applicants filed in federal court
Immigrants from around the world have become citizens of the United States through the naturalization process. Click on the maps below to see selected naturalization records for immigrants from individual countries. A number key to all of the featured countries is below the maps. You may also click on the links in the number key to see the same selected naturalization records for immigrants from those countries. Please note that not all National Archives naturalization records are described in ARC at the item level. The records featured in the searches below represent only a fraction of the naturalization records held by the National Archives.
North and South America
Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia
More ARC Highlights:
- Naturalization Petition and Record Books, ca. 1906 - 1975
- Selected Naturalization Petitions, Declarations, and Oaths, 1798-1861
- ARC Gallery: Japanese American Internment During World War II
- ARC Guide for Genealogists and Family Historians
Are you a teacher? See National Archives' Teaching with Documents lesson plans featuring the following topics:
- Chinese Boycott Case
- Japanese Relocation During World War II
- Migration North to Alaska
- The 1897 Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii
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