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Re: What documents are in a C-file?
Susannah Brooks Jul 22, 2020 1:27 PM (in response to Anne Faylor)1 person found this helpfulDepending on the time period your grandfather may have first had an A (alien) file, with all the paperwork you mentioned, so he did not have to re-submit it when applying for citizenship. You may want to ask USCIS if there is an A-file.
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Re: What documents are in a C-file?
Cara JensenJul 24, 2020 2:08 PM (in response to Anne Faylor)
1 person found this helpfulDear Ms. Faylor,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
Most C-Files only contain the declaration, petition, and certificate. If USCIS Genealogy did not identify any additional INS records available in their Index Search, there will be no other records to locate. Although he may have had to present them for viewing by the court, your husband’s grandfather would not have been required to submit any additional documents as part of his naturalization proceedings. A-Files and C-Files had different purposes and so normally contain entirely different records. If he has a C-File (meaning he naturalized between September 27, 1906 and March 31, 1956), then he will not have an A-File.
If information was redacted from the three pages of C-File materials, we suggest that you contact the NARA office maintaining records for that geographic area to obtain open access since their staff should maintain a copy of the declaration and petition, but they will not have the certificate in their holdings.
We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!
[Information provided by Elizabeth Burnes, Subject Matter Expert]
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Re: What documents are in a C-file?
Anne Faylor Jul 24, 2020 7:20 PM (in response to Cara Jensen)Thank you both for your responses. I did reach out to NARA and they explained that since GF naturalized in 1929 there would be no A-file and the C-File normally only contains a Declaration of Intention, Petition for Naturalization, and Certificate of Naturalization.
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