Hi Bobbi, Maybe I can put this another way: Everything USCIS has on this immigrant SHOULD be in the Certificate File (C-file). So you request that by C-file number, which is the certificate number. Th

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The annotation "E.I. Reg 47062 11/21/41" translates to "Ellis Island Registry case 47062 connected to this passenger list record on Nov 21, 1941." The annotation tells us something about this immigran

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Hello Gary, I found the husband's granted naturalization petition at FamilySearch, examined the back side of that document, and see that the order admitting Jerome to citizenship was on February 15, 1

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For Rhode Island arrivals prior to 1911, look in Boston arrival records. Marian Smith

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The short answer: Since they are just two different cards indexing largely the exact same records, there is no real difference. The long answer: Both index cards are on US Immigration and Naturalizati

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Gail, David P. is correct the annotations relate to applications for naturalization, but the numbers are NOT the petition numbers (they are application for a certificate of arrival numbers). These ann

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I agree with David, these changes were likely made aboard the ship by the purser or other officer. The occupation information in particular was made more specific. Instead of simply "laborer" or "dome

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The answer may depend on the date. In United States passenger lists of the early 19th century one might find only "Mr. So-and-so, wife, and 5 children" listed. It gets better as the century progresses

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Hello Michael, As I read it you are asking two questions: First, other responses to your post are correct that this immigrant likely was deported and turned right around and entered through the same o

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Pre-paid to sister, and met at the pier. Sounds like the sister may have initiated the steamship tickets purchase from Philadelphia. If you have access to Ancestry.com, you might search some of the ti

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Mary, I’ve been thinking about your question for a long time, wondering how to answer in a simple way. This is my long-winded attempt: Several of the replies below have good information that helps. Fo

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Just a possibility, but the missing records may have to do with the 1906 Naturalization Act that went into effect September 27, 1906. I noticed the case just before Abraham's was dated September 24, 1

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I am working on a reply to this original post, since I have several unresolved questions about these El Paso cards. For the moment, I'm not convinced all these cards are indexing the El Paso manifest

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Hello Carl, I think this family story is plausible. She was born a US citizen and would have been aware that the 1920 election was the first in which women would be allowed to vote in a Federal electi

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It looks to me that Abraham was held as a LPC (likely to become a public charge) based on a medical certificate issued by one of the medical examiners. The "305" is most likely the time he was referre

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Hello Allan, Your question begins saying the person came to the US in 1948 "for a visit." This may be the factor determining the answer. US visas (as documents) date from 1924 and include both immigra

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Hello Alan, The passport application also says Henry Zucker was naturalized in the US District Court in Brooklyn (Eastern District) on July 24, 1902. I found that record at Ancestry here, in which he

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If they arrived (but with no immigrant arrival record*) in the 1940’s they might be eligible for Registry/Lawful Entry proceedings after 1965 or 1986. Let me explain. This question highlights how Regi

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Hi Judy, Let me try to reply to your questions: 1) Is there likely to be any correspondence about this case? There was correspondence in 1906 because the file is indexed in an index to correspondence.

No, the purpose of creating records under the Registry Act of 1929 was to belatedly create an arrival record so it could be used as the basis of a certificate of arrival. The ability to issue a certif

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