Reclaim Your Heritage
Choose between lineage research and the separate Nationality & Status process.
Research and status are related, but not identical
Genealogy and lineage research helps organize family history, source records, relationships, and evidence. Nationality & Status is a separate organizational process with its own scope, records, review, and authority. A research request does not automatically establish membership, nationality, legal effect, or institutional acceptance.
Start with the pathway closest to your goal. When you are uncertain, choose Help Me Choose rather than submitting duplicate matters.