The UK’s National Archives have
made it
possible to search through 1,000 Alien Registration Cards issued from 1876
through 1991 (hat
tip, Gary). I’ve got one of those cards, and old green paper thing I’ve
still held on to after all these years. I had to register as an alien back in
1988, when I first came to the UK.
I checked, and I can’t get a match for my card. Apparently, there’s only a
small percentage of these online. Then again, I’m somewhat pleased it’s not
there. The National Archives talk about what a wonderful resource this is, how
you can see someone’s name, date of birth, employment history and so on. Since
many of these are old, many of the former holders are likely dead. I’m not! Many
others aren’t. Seems like they might have restricted these to even older cards.
