on 6/24/02 2:23 PM, Frank Kurchina at frankur@worldnet.att.net wrote: > > > Mary Hegarty wrote: >> >> Hi List!I found some information this morning at EIR about Luke Pavokovic, I >> believe my grandmother's brother who arrived in NY from Croatia in 1910. The >> new information is from 1922. He arrived home from a trip abroad. He was >> living in Los Angeles and was now a naturalized citizen. The date of >> naturalization was Nov. 25, 1913 in the District Court of New York. This is >> a big break through for me. I have never requested naturalization >> information before and I was wondering if anyone has any tips about how to >> go about it, the cost, what kinds of information they contain, etc. >> Thanks for any help. It is greatly appreciated. >> Mary Hegarty > > Naturalization papers came in three flavors : > > 1.Declaration of intention > (name, age, occupation, personal description, date and place > of birth, wife's name and her place of birth, present and last > foreign address, vessel or ship sailed on and from what port of > embarkation, port of arrival and date, signature) > > 2.Petition for naturalization > (data listed in 1. above plus marital status, children's name, and names > of two witnesses) > Often referred to as the "application for citizenship," "second papers," > or "final papers." > > 3.Record Certificate of Naturalization > (this was the document which granted citizenship. Contains some > items but not the details above). It was meant to be a sort of > souvenir of the official proceedings. > > Any woman, between 1855-1922, automatically became a citizen when > her husband was naturalized. Children under age of 16 as well.. > if between age 16-21 when immigrated to U.S. but required to wait > until after 21st birthday. Wives after 1922 had to apply for their own > naturalization. > > Remember, for pre-1906 naturalization records you must figure out > where the immigrant did (or could) naturalize, and look for that court's > records. If it was a federal court, those records are likely at the > appropriate Regional National Archives. After 1906 the procedure is just > the same, except that there was a copy of ALL naturalization records > since September 27, 1906, are filed with the U.S. Immigration and > Naturalization Service. So if you cannot determine which court > naturalized the immigrant after 1906, or if the courthouse burned and > the post-1906 records were lost, or you could request a copy from the > INS under the Freedom of Information Act. > > > You can e-mail the regional National Archives (NARA) > Northeast Region-New York City NY to search their surname > naturalization index. > > > E-mail: newyork.archives@nara.gov > > Holdings : > Maintains archival records from Federal agencies and courts in New > Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.Virgin Islands. > > > > Request a surname naturalization record search and provide > as much as you can of the following: > > Name > Date of birth > Place of birth > Year of immigration > Ship and port of arrival > Year of naturalization > Marital status > Names of spouse and dependents > Residence at time of naturalization > > Also provide your name and U.S. Postal mail address. > > NARA will also respond to your query by e-mail. > If located , upon payment of $ 6 fee will mail you his naturalization > papers. > > You will receive acknowledgement of request following a few days > (or hours, depending on volume of requests) later with their answer. > > v > Frank Kurcina Frank, Thank you for this information. I emailed the archives. Mary