New York · est. 2013Saturday, September 5, 2026
Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Forms

G-1041A Genealogy Records Request

Orders copies of the historical immigration records identified by an index search, or records you can already identify by file number. Covers naturalization certificate files, visa files, registry files, and A-files of people who have died. It is the second half of the genealogy process.

Fee
$80 paper, $30 online
Fee waiver
Not available
Who files
Anyone with an index search result or a known historical file number.
Where to file
Online through a USCIS account, or by mail to the USCIS Genealogy Program.

Usually filed with

Part of these processes

What changed in 2025 and 2026

  • USCIS releases genealogy records only for people who are deceased or born more than 100 years ago.

Official page. https://www.uscis.gov/g-1041a. Download the form there, never from a third-party site; check the edition date and fee before filing.