Puerto Rico Emigration and Immigration
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Online Records[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
- 1807-1880 - Extranjeros (Foreigners in Puerto Rico), ca 1807-1880 at FamilySearch — images
- 1815-1845 - Puerto Rico, records of foreign residents (Puerto Rico, registros de extranjeros), 1815-1845 at FamilySearch — images
- 1816-1837 - Emigrados, 1816-1837 FamilySearch — images
- 1901-1962 - Puerto Rico, Passenger and Crew Lists 1901-1962 at Ancestry — index and images $
Naturalization and Citizenship Records[edit | edit source]
- 1795-1889 - Pasaportes (Passports), 1795-1889, at FamilySearch — images
- 1815-1845 - Puerto Rico Records of Foreign Residents, 1815-1845, at FamilySearch — images; Also at Ancestry.com($) — images
- 1897-1985 - Puerto Rico, Naturalization Records, 1897-1985 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1899-1900 - Declaraciones de naturalización (Naturalization Records), 1899-1900,at FamilySearch — images
- 1900-1981 - Puerto Rico, naturalization records, 1900-1981, at FamilySearch — images
Migration Patterns[edit | edit source]
Puerto Ricans are by law citizens of the United States and may move freely between the island and the mainland. Puerto Ricans "were collectively made U.S. citizens" in 1917 as a result of the Jones-Shafroth Act. Therefore, a Puerto Rican person moving to the United States will not have a naturalization record because they are already citizens.
Emigration is a major part of contemporary Puerto Rican history. Starting soon after World War II, poverty, cheap airfares, and promotion by the island government caused waves of Puerto Ricans to move to the United States, particularly to the Northeastern states, and Florida. This trend continued even as Puerto Rico's economy improved and its birth rate declined. Puerto Ricans continue to follow a pattern of "circular migration", with some migrants returning to the island. Source: Wikipedia