Literacy Source

Citizenship Preparation

Literacy Source’s Citizenship Preparation program serves eligible students who need help to become U.S. Citizens. 

Services include:

• Citizenship classes throughout King County
• One-to-one or small group tutoring throughout King County
• Practice interview sessions with a trained volunteer or staff member
• Individual case assistance including referrals for application assistance, referrals for legal advising, and additional support
• Community Engagement Workshops and events covering topics such as voting rights and responsibilities, using the library, and current immigrant and refugee issues.

Instruction is in English and covers U.S. History and Civics, English language, interviewing skills, and civic engagement.  Interpretation is available. 

To be eligible for our program, you must:

• Have applied for citizenship or be eligible to apply for citizenship within one year
• Have a valid (non-expired) Permanent Resident (Green) Card
• Be a low-income resident of the City of Seattle  or
• Be a King County resident who is receiving public assistance

For more information about eligibility to apply for citizenship or to renew your Permanent Resident Card, visit the United States Citizenship and Immigration Website at www.uscis.gov.

To become a student:

• Call (206) 782-2050 to make an appointment
• Meet with a staff member for paperwork and testing
• Begin classes and/or tutoring, or be referred for additional services

Service providers working with clients in need of citizenship preparation assistance can refer students directly to Literacy Source. Please download this referral form (Microsoft Word Document) and return to citizenship@literacysource.org.

Literacy Source’s Citizenship Preparation program is funded in part by the City of Seattle Human Services Division New Citizen Initiative.

 

Citizenship Announcements

USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) will begin using a new version of the citizenship test in 2008-09.  Much work has been put into the redesigning of this test, which you can read about here. Literacy Source is working with students and volunteers to make sure they have appropriate study materials as they prepare for the new test.  The reading vocabulary, writing vocabulary, and history and government questions distributed by USCIS can be found in the attached links. While this new version of the interview tests a broader range of history and government knowledge. A pilot of the new test had a 92% pass rate (although participants were self-selected).  USCIS has made available Scoring Guidelines to ensure that applicants are scored consistently in their interviews: Who will take this new test?  According to USCIS and CLINIC (Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.), all citizenship applicants who file their citizenship applications before October 1, 2008 have a choice; they may take the current test or the new test.  Those who apply after October 1, 2008 will take the new version of the test.  Beginning on October 1, 2009, everyone will take the new test, regardless of when they filed.  If you have questions about the new test, the material, or the implementation, please contact citizenship@literacysource.org.

 

 

	Printable Flyer - White Center Class: English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese
	Printable Flyer - General Citizenship Information: English, Somali, Russian, Chinese

 

For more information or to register for class contact:
Citizenship@literacysource.org
Phone: 206-782-2050