DIA @ King County Library

DIA (Diversity in Action) start this week at King County Library!  Find book displays, Story Times, and special events in many world languages at your library.  Children can learn new words in other languages!

More details and schedules can be found here : http://www.kcls.org/programs/dia/ (Links to an external site.)

Citizenship Day is Saturday September 19th at RTC!

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!

Need study materials? 

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

www.stjames-cathedral.org/immigrant

 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. 

List of all BIA Accredited Immigration Providers

  

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

marissag@nhwa.org

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:

Joy Smucker:  (206) 592-3856, jsmucker@highline.edu

Karin Hirschfeld:  (206) 592-4190, khirschfeld@highline.edu

·         Your Permanent Resident Card (Green Card)

·         Complete the Address/Jobs/Kids/Travel worksheet, which contains the information listed below.  Bring a copy to Citizenship Day.

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