Request an Arrival Card

Reclaim a Piece of Your Personal History
HIAS archives are rich with over 100 years of Jewish history. They chronicle the modern day drama of a people who have migrated throughout the world for centuries. After the Holocaust, HIAS assisted thousands of Jews to leave a devastated Europe and to find new homes and build new lives in freedom. Working in the displaced persons camps, HIAS helped survivors locate family in the United States, secure visas, and travel to their new homelands. HIAS archives contain the arrival cards for those individuals and families who migrated from the displaced persons camps to the United States. Those cards can be located and copied as a testament to your family's endurance.

HIAS Arrival Card Request Form
If you would like a copy of your family's arrival card, please provide the necessary information, to the best of your ability, on our Arrival Card Request Form. Every effort will be made to locate the arrival card and forward a copy to you. However, when working with archival material it is not possible to guarantee a successful search. If your family's arrival card is not located, HIAS will contact you.

Please note: Although HIAS has been in existence since 1881, we have access to HIAS documents from 1909 through today only. If you need information about someone who arrived to the United States with the help of HIAS prior to 1909, we will likely not have related documents.

Click here for English language Arrival Card request form (pdf)
Click here for Russian language Arrival Card request form (pdf)

Please return the completed form to HIAS with a check or money order for $30.00 payable to HIAS. You may mail this form to:

HIAS Location Service
333 Seventh Avenue, 16th Floor
New York, New York 10001-5004

For more information on fees, please click here.

Tracking Your Case
If you need further information on your case after applying for our services, please call 212-613-1409. If you reach our voice mail, you may leave a message. Our hours are from 9:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday. You can also reach us via e-mail at location@hias.org, via fax at 212-967-4383, or you may write to us at the above address.

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Find Missing Person Initiating a Search Search Service Fees Arrival Cards Useful Links Contact	Request an Arrival Card Reclaim a Piece of Your Personal History HIAS archives are rich with over 100 years of Jewish history. They chronicle the modern day drama of a people who have migrated throughout the world for centuries. After the Holocaust, HIAS assisted thousands of Jews to leave a devastated Europe and to find new homes and build new lives in freedom. Working in the displaced persons camps, HIAS helped survivors locate family in the United States, secure visas, and travel to their new homelands. HIAS archives contain the arrival cards for those individuals and families who migrated from the displaced persons camps to the United States. Those cards can be located and copied as a testament to your family's endurance. HIAS Arrival Card Request Form If you would like a copy of your family's arrival card, please provide the necessary information, to the best of your ability, on our Arrival Card Request Form. Every effort will be made to locate the arrival card and forward a copy to you. However, when working with archival material it is not possible to guarantee a successful search. If your family's arrival card is not located, HIAS will contact you. Please note: Although HIAS has been in existence since 1881, we have access to HIAS documents from 1909 through today only. If you need information about someone who arrived to the United States with the help of HIAS prior to 1909, we will likely not have related documents. Click here for English language Arrival Card request form (pdf) Click here for Russian language Arrival Card request form (pdf) Please return the completed form to HIAS with a check or money order for $30.00 payable to HIAS. You may mail this form to: HIAS Location Service 333 Seventh Avenue, 16th Floor New York, New York 10001-5004 For more information on fees, please click here. Tracking Your Case If you need further information on your case after applying for our services, please call 212-613-1409. If you reach our voice mail, you may leave a message. Our hours are from 9:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday. You can also reach us via e-mail at location@hias.org, via fax at 212-967-4383, or you may write to us at the above address.