Request a Location Search

How Can We Assist You?
If you are looking for someone with whom you have lost contact (or wish to establish contact), HIAS can conduct a search in the U.S. as well as abroad. We will need some basic information about the person you are seeking, such as first and last name, birthdate and birthplace, country of immigration, and when contact last occurred.

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.

We cannot guarantee that all of our searches will be successful. Searches may take from several months to more than a year.

To Request Our Location Services:
1. Fill out the Location Service Request Form as completely as possible. Please do not send original photographs and documents!

Click here for the English-language Location Request Form (22k, Acrobat PDF)
Click here for the Russian-language Location Request Form (20k, Acrobat PDF)

2. Mail the Location Service Request Form along with a check or money order for the appropriate fee package amount (see below for details), payable to HIAS. Be sure your last name appears on the check or money order. Mail to:

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

For more information on fees, please click here.

How Do We Locate People?
We use appropriate sources of information, depending on the case. We work in cooperation with many organizations, including our U.S. affiliates and HIAS offices abroad, Jewish agencies worldwide, and the International Tracing Service.

Once we have located the person sought, we request permission to release his/her address to the inquirer. If the person sought is interested in being contacted, we convey this information to the inquirer. Likewise, we do not reveal the whereabouts of the person sought if he/she does not with to be contacted.

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 a Location Search How Can We Assist You? If you are looking for someone with whom you have lost contact (or wish to establish contact), HIAS can conduct a search in the U.S. as well as abroad. We will need some basic information about the person you are seeking, such as first and last name, birthdate and birthplace, country of immigration, and when contact last occurred. 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. We cannot guarantee that all of our searches will be successful. Searches may take from several months to more than a year. To Request Our Location Services: 1. Fill out the Location Service Request Form as completely as possible. Please do not send original photographs and documents! Click here for the English-language Location Request Form (22k, Acrobat PDF) Click here for the Russian-language Location Request Form (20k, Acrobat PDF) 2. Mail the Location Service Request Form along with a check or money order for the appropriate fee package amount (see below for details), payable to HIAS. Be sure your last name appears on the check or money order. Mail to: HIAS Location Service 333 Seventh Avenue, 16th Floor New York, NY 10001-5004 For more information on fees, please click here. How Do We Locate People? We use appropriate sources of information, depending on the case. We work in cooperation with many organizations, including our U.S. affiliates and HIAS offices abroad, Jewish agencies worldwide, and the International Tracing Service. Once we have located the person sought, we request permission to release his/her address to the inquirer. If the person sought is interested in being contacted, we convey this information to the inquirer. Likewise, we do not reveal the whereabouts of the person sought if he/she does not with to be contacted. 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.