Family History

The National Archives at Philadelphia holds naturalization records for the Federal courts in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. You can find some of our digitized naturalization holdings on our Digitized Genealogical Records page.

How to Order

You can order these records through NARA's online ordering system or by contacting our staff at philadelphia.archives@nara.gov.

If you email our staff, please include the following information with your request:

• Name of the naturalized citizen
• Court or city where the naturalization occurred
• Approximate date of the naturalization or immigration
• Country or place of birth
• Date of birth
• Name of spouse (if applicable)
• Name of children (if applicable)

See list of microfilmed passenger arrival records from Baltimore and Philadelphia that have been digitized by partners on our Digitized Genealogical Records page. You can learn more by visiting Microfilm Publications and Original Records Digitized by Our Digitization Partners.

How to Order

Our staff does not search these records on behalf of patrons. You can submit your order through NARA's online ordering system or by mailing a completed NATF-081 form per those instructions.