Ready to fill out your N400? Need the fee waived? Need Free Legal Help?
Citizenship Day –September 19th @ Renton Technical College!
You can call and make an appointment, you should go EARLY and be prepared to spend all day. You can get help filling out the N400 and fee waiver voucher, meet with an attorney, and possibly walk out with a completed application. I recommend either calling or looking at their website for information. More flyers are on the Citizenship Day Tab at the top of this page. The list of documents you should bring is below.
Highly recommended! This is a great opportunity for people to get free legal help!
For those who can’t
attend Citizenship events, they need to go to a BIA accredited Non-Profit or
attorney. (BIA= Board of Immigration Appeals) There are many
people who have a well-meaning friend or relative fill out the N400 form, only
to cause years of problems and frustrations if it’s not filled out
correctly. This goes for any immigration forms. See below—I highly
recommend St. James Immigrant Assistance.
o St. James Immigrant Assistance—they can also help with applications, and there services
are free to those who qualify as low-income. You can also refer people to
them for DACA. They were the ones who gave the info session on DACA last
quarter at RTC. I do have some of their brochures if anyone needs to
refer people. Their contact info is below:
Christine
Trigg
Immigration Legal Services
Coordinator/BIA Accredited Representative
St.
James Immigrant Assistance
804
Ninth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
Phone:
206-382-4511 Fax: 206/622-5303
o There
are other service providers for Citizenship help and DACA, click on the link to
find ones who are BIA Accredited. This is very important due to all the
scams about immigration.
Citizenship Classes-we aren’t currently offering ESL Citizenship classes, (we
are looking into offering one, stay tuned) but there are a few places we are
referring people in Kent, Renton, and Seattle:
RENTON -- King County Libraries – The closest to the RTC Campus
is the Renton Highlands Library on Tuesday evenings @7-8:30 PM. More
locations are listed here.
KENT and Seattle -
Neighborhood House at Birch Creek Apartments - 13111
SE 274th Ave., Kent, WA 98031
Monday and Wednesday - 1-3:30PM (Low Level) or
4:30-6:30PM (High Level)
Neighborhood
House at Greenbridge in Seattle -- 9800 8th Ave SW Seattle, WA 98106
Tuesday and Thursday 12-2:30PM (High Level) or 2:30-4:30PM (Low Level)
Neighborhood
House at High Point in Seattle -- 6400 Sylvan Way SW Seattle, WA
98126
Wednesday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Room 213 or Saturday
from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, Family Center
For more information, contact:
Marissa Graff, Adult Education Instructor
Neighborhood House
Office (253) 277-1667 or Cell (206)
383-1206
ACRS
@ Highline- Building 19, Room 102, Highline College 2400 S.
240th Street Des Moines, WA 98198
Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays
1:00 pm – 2:35 pm
For more information:
· Your Permanent Resident Card (Green Card)
1. List of home addresses for the past five years and the dates during which you lived at these addresses
2. List of employer names and addresses for the past five years, including the dates you worked with these employers
3. Dates you have been outside the U.S. since becoming a permanent resident and the countiries you traveled to during these trips. Bring your passport, itineraries and, if available, tickets to track all trips made outside the U.S.
4. Your children's complete names, dates of birth and their A#s (alien registration numbers) if they have one
5. Your spouse's name, date of birth, date of marriage, spouse's social security # and A# (if they have one)
· Your most recent tax return and W-2 forms
· $680 filing fee (exceptions possible) - cashier's check, or money order made out to "Department of Homeland Security" or proof you are on public benefits or are low income (proof you recieve Medicaid, SNAP or TANF benefits or proof of your income)
· 2 color passport photos with your A# written on the back in pencil
· Interpreters available but waiting times may be shorter if you bring own interpreter
OTHER DOCUMENTS
If the name on your green card is different than your current legal name:
Bring the documents that legally changed your name (marriage certificate, divorce decree, or court document).
If you are applying for US citizenship based upon a marriage to a US citizen bring:
Information about your spouse and his or her previous marriages and divorces.
Documents showing that you and your spouse are living together (examples: tax returns, bank statements, leases, mortgages, birth certificates of your children).
If you have been married more than one time:
Bring marriage certificate and divorce (or death) decree, or specific dates of all marriages and divorces.
Bring proof of your payment of any court ordered support.
If you have been outside the US for more than 6 months in any year since becoming a Permanent Resident:
Bring details about the dates you left and came back to the US, and proof that you maintained a job or home in the U.S.
If you have a spouse or children who do not live with you bring:
Any court order requiring you to pay financial support;
Evidence of your financial support (examples: cancelled checks, money order receipts, evidence of wage garnishments, or letter from the parent or guardian who cares for your children).
If you think you have been arrested, detained, or if you have had to appear before a court or been given a ticket for any reason whether in the last five years or earlier:
Bring ALL certified court and police documents (examples: police report, court appearance and disposition)
EXCEPTION--Minor traffic violations (examples: parking tickets, speeding tickets).
If your federal, state, or local taxes are overdue (or you have failed to pay them):
Bring copies of any documents, letters, or papers you sent to or received from the government about the problem.
If you registered for the U.S. Selective Service:
Bring the date you registered and your selective service number, if known
