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From: "Dan Hornsby" <>
Subject: [ROOTS-L] Re: How long before Getting First Papers
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:51:20 -0600
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> Can anyone one tell me how long a person had to be in the US before they
> filed for first papers. Have copies of the first papers and second
> papers but don't know when they came over here.

Normally they had to be in the US for two years, file for first papers,
wait three years, take oath. This is very general since there were
exceptions to the rule. Go to www.nara.gov/genealogy/natural.html or
www.cyndislist.com/immigrat.htm or you can do a google search with the
keyword of Naturalization.

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