Maybe folks are already aware of this, but when the National Archives does not find a record of naturalization, they will send a letter that indicates so, and provided the details of the search. But they do not certify these letters. Or so this is what I was told by the person who responded to my ...

Thanks vj & Peter! Yes, both were born in Italy. It hadn't occured to me that my g-grandfather may have put my grandfather's name on his petition for naturalization prior to my grandfather turning 18. Very possible, as my grandfather first arrived in 1928 when he was 17 and I think his father was ...

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I'm in the process of tracking down proof (or lack thereof) of my grandfather's naturalization in US. I've sent in all the search requests on the federal, state, and county level but this morning I found a 1934 Passenger List where my grandfather indicated "by father citizenship." He was an ...