Betty, To state it simply.... as I understand it the 1st would be the Declaration of Intention, the 2nd the Application (petition) for citizenship, the 3rd the Certification of Citizenship (Naturalization). "Googling" will provide further details should you need them. Bette ----- Original Message ----- From: <Bbfritch@aol.com> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 7:20 PM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] [GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS] Conscription > > Hi Bette, > > Do you know what the 3 steps in the naturalization process were? > > Betty > FL