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Amerikanske pasansøgninger er mægtigt gode kilder til oplysninger, særligt for emigranter der blev amerikanske statsborgere enten ved selv at gennemgå naturaliseringsprocessen, eller fordi deres far blev statsborger, da de var umyndige. Amerikanske statsborgere behøvede ikke at have et pas for at rejse til udlandet, undtagen i perioderne 1861-1862, 1918-1921, og siden 1941. I de perioder, hvor et pas ikke behøvedes, fik mange fremmede, der blev amerikanske statsborgere, et pas for lettre at kunne krydse en grænse. Pas udstededes i 1863-1866 og 1907-1920 til udlændinge, der havde ansøgt om statsborgerskab. Billeder er vedlagt pasansøgninger efter 1914. Registre vedrørende pasansøgningerne fra 1810-1817, 1830-1831, og 1834-1923 og pasansøgningerne fra 1795-1812, 1830-1831, 1833-1925 findes på National Archives. Pasansøgningerne siden 1925 og registre vedrørende pasansøgningerne efter 1923 findes på State Department. Pas var gyldige i 2 år eller mindre. Der findes pasnumre på nogle passagerlister, prøv Ellis Island web side. Dette eksempel fra 1921 viser navnet, fødselsdatoen og fødselsstedet, ankomstsdatoen til USA, bopælen, datoen og stedet for naturalisationen, adressen, erhverv, hensigten med rejsen, udrejsehavn/skib/dato, ansøgerens underskrift og angivelse af særpræge kendetegn, billede, beediget skriftlig erklæring af et vidne, og sømandspapirer. Hvis han var gift, skulle navn og fødselssted for hans hustru også oplyses.
Passport applications are great sources of information, especially for foreign-born people who became US citizens by either going through the naturalization process themselves, or by being a child when their father became naturalized. US citizens were not required to have a passport to travel abroad except 1861-1862, 1918-1921, and 1941-present. When passports were not required, many foreign-born naturalized citizens got them to ease travel across borders. Passports were issued in 1863-1866 and 1907-1920 to aliens who declared their intentions of becoming a citizen. Photographs accompany the applications after 1914. Indexes to passport applications for the years 1810-1817, 1830-1831, 1834-1923 are at the National Archives. Passport applications for the years 1795-1812, 1830-1831, 1833-1925 are at the National Archives. Passport applications after 1925 and indexes after 1923 are located at the State Department. Passports were valid for 2 years or less. Passport numbers can be found on some passenger lists, try the Ellis Island web site. This example from 1921 includes name, date and place of birth, arrival date in US, residence, date and place of naturalization, address, occupation, purpose of trip, departure port/ship/date, signature and physical description of applicant, photograph, affidavit of witness, and his seaman's identification card. If he had been married, his wife's name and place of birth would also be given.
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