The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05

All natives, citizens, denizens or
subjects of any foreign nation or
government with which war has
been declared, who are IA years
of age and older, and who are
within the United States and who
have not fully acquired United
States citizenship, are required to
apply at specified post Offices for
a Certificate of Identification.
Such Certificates are to contain
the aliens photograph and must
thereafter be carried by the per-
son to whom issued.
Those who do not comply with
these requirements are subject to
severe penalties.
The Certificate Of Identification
will be protection to you and will
facilitate matters in connection
with travel and other permits,
passes. and exemptions which
may, from time to time, be grant
ed to individual persons in ac-
cordance with rules and regula-
tons. The Certificate will serve
different purposes than the Alien
Registration Receipt Card here
tofore issued to you.
In filing the Application for
Certificate of Identification, you
are merely giving current infor-
nation concerning yourself and
are complying with necessary war
time requirements of the United
States Government. You are also
giving evidence of your peaceful
disposition and of your desire to
cooperate and to conform to the
laws of the United States.
These are the steps required Of
you:
~ Look up your Alien Regis
tratfon Receipt Gard at once. You
must have 1t, to avoid delay, when
you apply for a Certificate Of
Identification. If you do not have
1t, write Immediately to Alien
Registration Division, Washington,
D. c., stating ca whether you lost
1t or never had one, and CD your
nationally and present address and
where you Observation-Disclosures in
the United States or outside the
United States at a Consular Of
flee, or as a seaman.
90 Study the back of this no
tice. It shows the information
you must have In order to file
your application. Write out, or
have someone write for you, the
names, dates, places, or facts you
will need.
60 Obtain three unmounted
photographs of yourself, with
light background, 2 by 2 inches
in size, on thin paper. These
photographs must be taken not
more than 30 days prior to pre-
senting your application, and
must clearly show front view of
the face without hat. Take the
photographs with you when you
go to the post Office to make APP
plication for your Certificate of
Identification.
90 During such period as will
pubncized in the press and on the
radio, 60 to the first or second
class or county-seat post office
nearest your place of residence,
taking with you the items men,
toned in Cd, ca, and 90. Be
sure to go to the post office even
If you do not have your Alien
Registration Receipt Card. You
may take a member of your fam
lily or friend with you. If you
cannot write, take someone with
you who writes plainly. If you
cannot get such person, there
will be clerks at the post office to
help you with your application.
But you must have the required
information. You will be given ap-
plication forms to fill out at the
post office.
t5) Your Certificate of Identi-
fication must be delivered to you
personally at your residence adj
dress unless different instructions
are given AZ tine post office. Co.
operate In every way possible with
the post-office carrier to facilitate
delivery and acceptance.
These requirements should in
volve no expense to you except
for the photographs. 1t is not
necessary to pay any person or
to assist you. The
government, through its post Of
fees, will assist you as much as
possible. Complete instructions
and official regulations may be
examined at the post office where
you file your application.
Act early to file your Applica-
ton for Certificate of Identifica-
ton. Then be sure to obtain your