Instructions For Genealogy Index Search Request (Form G-1041)

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USCIS
Instructions for Genealogy Index Search Request
Form G-1041
Department of Homeland Security
OMB No. 1615-0096
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Expires 05/31/2019
What Is the Purpose of Form G-1041?
You should use Form G-1041 to request a search of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) historical
databases. To obtain copies of USCIS historical records, use Form G-1041A, Genealogy Records Request.
Requests for searches of USCIS historical databases are used to determine whether any USCIS records exist on the
immigrant and, if such records exist, to capture the file number and/or other identifier of each record.
Who Should Use Form G-1041?
You should use this Form G-1041 if you are a:
1. Researcher seeking records of your ancestors for genealogical or family history purposes;
2. Historian or social scientist seeking historical records of persons you can identify by name, date of birth, and place of
birth; or
NOTE: For information about the Index Search process, visit Searching The Index at
When Should Form G-1041 Not Be Used?
You should not use Form G-1041 to request:
1. Records of naturalization prior to September 27, 1906. Consult Federal records stored at the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA) Record Group 21, at
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or contact the clerk of the court where the naturalization occurred;
2. Sea, land, or air passenger manifest lists recording arrivals prior to December 1982. For these documents, contact
NARA at
3. Certification of Nonexistence of a Naturalization Record. All these requests must be submitted to the USCIS Records
Operations Branch at
naturalization-record-deceased-immigrant;
4. Information related to living persons. This information must be requested from the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) at
how-file-foiapa-request; or
5. Deportation records.
NOTE: For any records not specifically mentioned in Form G-1041 or not available through any other USCIS program,
use Form G-639, Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Request.
What Information Is Required To Begin an Index Search?
The following information is required to initiate a search of USCIS historical indices:
1. Required Information:
A. Immigrant’s full name (last, first, and middle);
B. Alias names or variant spellings, if any;
Form G-1041 Instructions 12/23/16 N
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