IMMIGRATION, NATURALIZATION (Citizenship Papers) AND EMIGRATION
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IMMIGRATION

• Browse or post on the Immigration and Emigration message boards #1, on Rootsweb (this area has one 'general' message board, and the remainder are based on ethnic origin.
• Browse or post on other Immigration and Emigration message boards #2, on Rootsweb (a variety of message boards including some ship records, and various countries)
• Research your ancestor's immigration at NARA (The National Archives)
• Passport applications can be an excellent source of genealogical information, especially about foreign-born individuals. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has passport applications from Oct. 1795-Mar. 1925; the U.S. Department of State has passport applications from Apr. 1925 to the present.
• Research your ancestor at Ellis Island
• Famine Irish Passenger Record Data File (FIPAS)Records for Passengers Who Arrived at the Port of New York During the Irish Famine, documenting the period 1/12/1846 - 12/31/1851 [searchable]
• Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild - early ships and passenger lists - most of this is free, some links go to paid sources

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NATURALIZATION

• State-Level Naturalizations (by the Supreme Court, Chancery Court, Perogative Court and Legislature) all counties, 1750s-1830s by the New Jersey State Archives. Cost: $5.00 per record; provide name, county, and approximate year; almost all are men because women obtained citizenship through their husbands.
• County-Level Naturalizations - (Court of Common Pleas) for Burlington (1790-1956), Camden (1844-1923), Essex (1792-1931), Mercer (1838-1930), Ocean (1850-1951), Sussex (1817-1958), & Union counties (1845-1931). Ffrom the New Jersey State Archives. F or all other counties please contact the local county clerk. Cost: $5.00 per record; provide name, county, and approximate year; almost all are men because women obtained citizenship through their husbands.
• Monmouth County Naturalizations, 1800-1981

• Naturalization Records at NARA (The National Archives)
  

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  EMIGRATION & MIGRATION
• Browse or post to Migration message boards on Rootsweb
  

Other Suggestions for Immigration, Naturalization or Emigration Research:

• Research Land Entry Case Files at NARA (National Archives)
• Records About Japanese Americans Relocated During World War II, created, 1988 - 1989, documenting the period 1942 - 1946 - [searchable by name or location]
• Learn about Ethic Heritage Research at NARA (National Archives)
• French Canadian Research