What does LPC on a Special Inquiry page mean?
LPC stands for Likely Public Charge. This means the person hasn’t (yet) shown that they have someone to support them or the means to support him/herself. • There’s a handwritten number and date above my relative’s name. What does this mean? When an immigrant applied for naturalization, they had to provide information about when they arrived in the country. The INS would use this information to find the appropriate ship manifest that included the immigrant to verify the arrival date. The notation found on the manifest is usually the date that this verification was done and the number is usually from a Certificate of Arrival or another document that was part of the process. • How can I use the certificate number and date to help find my relative’s naturalization info? The short answer is that the certificate number will not help you or the INS to find your relative’s naturalization info. However, by providing the date in your request to the INS, it will help narrow down when your relativ
