Diana Begeman wrote: > > Thanks. Do you know what information you need to get someone's naturalization papers? Do you have to know the year or what? > > Diana > > ---------- > From: Joanne[SMTP:tjk@CSRLINK.NET] > Sent: Monday, March 17, 1997 11:37 AM > To: GEN-SLAVIC@MAIL.EWORLD.COM > Subject: Naturalization records. > > This is in response to several questions in the past concerning the process > of naturalization. It is taken from the March 1997 issue of Nas~e Rodina, > the newsletter of The Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International: > > .....An act of 29 January 1795, replacing the first act of 1790, required > that a declaration of intention be filed three years before admission as a > citizen, and residence of five years in the United States and one in the > state where the naturalization took place..... > > .....Since 1790 children under the age of twenty-two years have become > citizens automatically by naturalization of the parent. Until 1922, a wife > became naturalized upon the citizenship conferred her husband, and no > separate filings were necessary. After an act of 22 September 1922 a > married woman had to be naturalized on her own..... > > --------------------------------------------------------------- I sent for mine from IRAD with just the name and date of birth. They searched a 20 year period in their Soundex index. But I don't think any of them are mine. Liz