Genealogy Records Request {G-1041A}

G-1041A - GENEALOGY RECORDS REQUEST. You should use Form G-1041A to obtain copies of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) historical records. If you do not have a valid USCIS File Number to complete this request, submit an index search of USCIS historical records using Form G-1041, Genealogy Index Search Request. You should use this request if you are a: 1. Researcher requesting a copy of a USCIS historical record by file number (see descriptions of USCIS historical records in the How Are Historical Records and Files Identified section of these Instructions); 2. Researcher who has received file numbers resulting from the G-1041; or 3. Researcher seeking records for genealogical or family history purposes or heir location, and who can provide a precise historical record series file number and can identify the immigrant by name and/or other information. If the immigrant’s date of birth is less than 100 years before today’s date, you must attach documentary proof of death to this request. Examples of acceptable documentary proof of death include: 1. Death certificate (uncertified copy); 2. Printed obituaries, funeral programs, or photographs of gravestones; 3. Bible, church, or other religious records; 4. U.S. Social Security Death Index records (individual records only, not lists); 5. Records relating to the payment of death benefits; and 6. Other documents demonstrating that the immigrant of the request is deceased. Submit a copy of one of these items with this request. Do not include original records because USCIS will not return such documents. www.FormsWorkflow.com