New Mexico, Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in the Collection?
New Mexico Naturalization Records from 1882-1983 located at the Regional National Archives in Denver.


 * First Judicial District of New Mexico - Santa Fe, Declaration of Intention Record Books,1882-1917, NAID 895239
 * First Judicial District of New Mexico - Santa Fe, Naturalization Record Books,1898-1906, NAID # 895351
 * First Judicial District of New Mexico - Santa Fe, Petitions for Naturalization,1906-1917, NAID # 895790
 * First Judicial District of New Mexico - Santa Fe, Certificates of Naturalization,1907-1917,NAID # 895976
 * Fourth Judicial District of New Mexico - Las Vegas, Declarations of Intention for Naturalization,1906-1909, NAID# 1078527
 * Fourth Judicial District of New Mexico - Las Vegas, Petitions for Naturalization,1906-1912,NAID # 1078528
 * U.S. District Court - District of New Mexico, Naturalization Records,1962-1983,NAID # 4102816
 * U.S. District Court - District of New Mexico, Naturalization Declarations and Petitions,1912-1963,NAID # 1055070

What Can these Records Tell Me?
The information found in Naturalization Records varies by county and individual record. You may find any of the following:


 * Full name of petitioner
 * Date and place of declaration
 * Age, occupation and residence of petitioner
 * Date and place of emigration
 * Date of arrival and port of entry
 * Physical description
 * Date and Place of Birth
 * Date of marriage
 * Maiden name of spouse
 * Spouse's date and place of birth
 * Names of children and their birth place
 * Names of witnesses
 * Name of judge

How Do I Search the Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor.
 * The approximate immigration and naturalization dates.
 * The ancestor’s residence.

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the :
 * 1) Select County
 * 2) Select Record Type, Year Range, and Volume Number or Letter which takes you to the images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.

What Do I Do Next?
If these are indexes, the original records may contain additional information than was not indexed, or the information might have been indexed incorrectly. You may want to search for the original record at the National Archives.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later.
 * Use the information found in the record to find other New Mexico Emigration and Immigration such as emigrations, port records, and ship’s manifests.
 * Use the record to learn your ancestor’s foreign and “Americanized” names, if they were different.
 * Use the record to learn the place of origin then search there for their church or New Mexico Vital Records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records.
 * Search for death or burial information in New Mexico Cemeteries and New Mexico Newspapers.
 * Use the information found in the record to find New Mexico Land and Property records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find New Mexico Probate Records.
 * Search this collection for other family members who may have immigrated with the person you are looking for. Search for additional family members in the New Mexico Census records.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
 * Church Records were kept years before counties and governments began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching other possible localities or ports of entry like Arizona Naturalization and Citizenship.
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
 * Look for the Declaration of Intent soon after the immigrant arrived. Then look for the Naturalization Petition five years later, when the residency requirement would have been met. Look for naturalization records in federal courts, then in state, county, or city courts. An individual may have filed the first and final papers in different courts and sometimes in a different state if the person moved. Immigrants who were younger than 18 when they arrived did not need to file a Declaration of Intent as part of the process.
 * Check the info box above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records.

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.


 * Collection Citation:

"New Mexico Naturalization Records, 1882-1983." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Various NAID. Records of District Court of the United States, 1685 - 2009, RG 21. National Archives at Denver, Colorado.

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