WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
first′ pa′pers, [Informal.]
  1. Government, Informal Termsan official declaration of intention filed by a resident alien desiring to become a U.S. citizen: not required by law after 1952.
Also, first′ pa′per. Cf. second papers, citizenship papers. 
  • 1910–15, American.

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