Records, Not Revenue

The Issues
The Records
What are USCIS Genealogy Program Records?
AR-2 Forms and the Flexoline Index
Example FilesComment StartersPress Coverage

Records, Not Revenue

Examples of historical records held by the USCIS Genealogy Program

Example Visa File

William (Wilhelm) Fuchs, 1943

William (Wilhelm) Fuchs, 1943

Download this record (PDF)

Example C-File (with Visa File, Alien Registration, and Naturalization)

Massimo Baer, 1945

Massimo Baer, 1945

Download this record (PDF)

Example A-File (with Immigration Visa)

Bertha Fried, 1946

Bertha Fried, 1946

Download this record (PDF)

Example Alien Registration File

Karoline Baer, 1942

Karoline Baer, 1942

Download this record (PDF)

Example A-File

Ow Luen (later Hew Din), 1912

Ow Luen (later Hew Din), 1912

Download this record (PDF)

Example Naturalization File for an American Woman Who Lost Her Citizenship Upon Marriage to a Foreigner

Rose Calzareth, 1936

Rose Calzareth, 1936

Download this record (PDF)

Example Replacement Certificate of Naturalization

Leo Alexander, 1920

Leo Alexander, 1920

Download this record (PDF)

Example A-File (with Alien Registration and Japanese Internment Camp records)

Raymond Hiroshi Hirai, 1942

Raymond Hiroshi Hirai, 1942

Download this record (PDF)

Add your name and e-mail address to this form to stay informed about this issue! We won't use these e-mails for any other purpose.

Page last updated 13 August 2024

'Records, Not Revenue' is a non-partisan project coordinated by an ad hoc group of genealogists, historians, and records access advocates.

Contact us at recordsnotrevenue@gmail.com