ARCHIVES GOV : HISTORY OF THE DECLARATION OF INTENT (CITIZENSHIP)
Read here about the changes through history and the Old Law (1795 till 1906) in which various courts had different forms, and the New Law (in which the forms were unified).
The "3 papers" we often seek were in general from 1906 until 1952.
Excerpt: Waiting Period between filing the Declaration of Intent and more paperwork.
| January 29, 1795 and June 17, 1798 | 3 years |
| June 18, 1798 and April 13, 1802 | 5 years |
| April 14, 1802 and May 25, 1824 | 3 years |
| May 26, 1824 and December 23, 1952 | 2 years |
Remember that filing a Declaration of Intent does not meant the person(s) followed through and actually became citizens.
Check by state for "walk into the courthouse and swear on a Bible" Citizenship. A typical walk in would be a person who just turned 18, who was brought into the country by immigrant parents (or who was born in the country to them) and they didn't complete the process due to their deaths or some other factor. Such a person and their situation was usually known to the community.
Has BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP in THE UNITED STATES CONSITUTION - The 14th Amendment - always been interpreted the same way?
This has become controversial.
Here is a link to THE FEDERAL REGISTER at the NATIONAL ARCHIVES (NARA), a Daily Journal of the United States Government in which President Donald Trump's notions have been published: A Presidential Document by the Executive Office of the President on 1/29/2025
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