Remember to Vote!

Please vote if you are a citizen! Click here to access the interactive U.S. map at Nonprofit Vote to learn about voting in your state, including local polling places, how to contact local election offices, and other information.

Here are some national voter hotlines to call for help or report any problems:

866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) - English (Led by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law)
888-Ve-Y-VOTA (888-839-8682 - Bilingual: English & Spanish (Led NALEO Education Fund)
888-API-VOTE (888-274-8683) - Bilingual: English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Bengali, Urdu and Tagalog (Led by APIAVote and Asian Americans Advancing Justice-AAJC)
844-418-1682 - Bilingual: English and Arabic (Led by the Arab American Institute)

ORCA LIFT Enrollment EVERY Tuesday in Building I

Parking sucks, take the bus!

Traffic sucks, take the bus!

The next Citizenship Day will be held in Seattle on October 15, 2016

Click on the flyer below or call the HELPLINE in different languages 206-386-9090
or Click here for details

Train for a career in medical interpreting!

Are you fluent in a second Language?  Do you have the desire to make a difference? Are you interested in learning medical Interpreting?

Indemand Interpreting is looking for people to train for careers in medical Interpreting!!

When: Thursday Sept 8th

Time: 1pm to 3pm

Where: WorkSource Rainier

2531 Rainier Ave S. Seattle, WA. 98144

SPACE IS LIMITED!

REGISTER FOR YOUR PREFERRED SESSION TODAY

(Session one 1pm to1:45 / Session two 2pm to 2:45pm)

http://indemand-worksource.eventbrite.com

If this link does not work, please copy and paste it into your browser.

• Hiring for both full and part time work
• Full benefits at 30 hours per week
• These are not contract positions, they are full time employees with Indemand
• Ability to keep learning certifications and grow your skills

Please bring your resume and be prepared
to interview!!!

Citizenship Day at RTC 9/17/16

Are you ready to apply for your Citizenship Test?

Citizenship Day is Saturday, September 17th at RTC!

- Get help completing the application FREE
-See if you qualify for a fee waiver FREE
- Speak with an immigration attorney FREE
-Have your application copied and prepared for mailing FREE

Prepare to spend all day, and bring your documents!  Interpreters may be available who speak your language! 

Para esta informacion en espanol, haga click aqui.
For more information in English, click here

Date: Saturday, September 17th

Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Location:

Renton: Renton Technical College, 3000 NE 4th St, Renton, WA 98056

Wenatchee: Wenatchee Valley College, 1300 Fifth St, Wenatchee, WA 98801

Pasco: Columbia Basin College, 2600 N 20th Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301

 

Applying for citizenship is a complex legal process. Plan for long wait times--properly evaluating your case and, if you qualify, filling out the citizenship application, takes time. Depending on how complicated your case is, you may be at Citizenship Day anywhere from 3-6 hours. Bring a snack and something to read while you are waiting. 

You MUST bring the correct documents to Citizenship Day. Please read the list below, and call us at 1-877-926-3924 or email wna@weareoneamerica.org if you have questions.  

 

***If you can't make it to this event, the King County Library offers Citizenship Application Assistance in SeaTac, Tukwila, and Kent. 

WHAT TO BRING TO CITIZENSHIP DAY

EVERYONE

• 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
• If you receive public benefits (i.e. SNAP (food stamps), SSI, TANF, Medicaid) bring your most current award letter. (Your card is not sufficient.)
• All documents you have about your immigration record.
• $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

 

Ready to apply for your Citizenship?

UPCOMING CITIZENSHIP CLINICS :

• Saturday, June 25th in Seattle
  

*Requires an appointment. To make an appointment, call 1-877-926-3924*

Para esta informacion en espanol, haga click aqui.

 

These clinics are made possible by a partnership between OneAmerica and the Washington State Chapter of the American Lawyers Association (AILA-WA)

Citizenship clinics are day-long workshops where volunteer immigration attorneys, paralegals, and interpreters come together to offer assistance with citizenship applications. Permanent residents ("green card" holders) interested in applying for U.S. citizenship are welcome to participate. The clinic is FREE. Resources for preparing for the naturalization interview will be provided as well.

Dates: Saturday, June 4th (Yakima) and Saturday, June 25th (Seattle)

Time: Appointments begin at 10:00 am, call 1-877-926-3924 to make an appointment

 

Please call to make an appointment as soon as possible, as appointments are limited. Applying for citizenship is a complex legal process. Plan for long wait times--properly evaluating your case and, if you qualify, filling out the citizenship application, takes time. Depending on how complicated your case is, you may be at Citizenship Day anywhere from 3-6 hours. Bring a snack and something to read while you are waiting. 

A flyer with complete information will be available soon at http://wanewamericans.org/node/88

SEATTLE-Rainier Community Center
4600 38th Ave S,
Seattle, WA  98118                                                                               

 

You MUST bring the correct documents to Citizenship Day. Please read the list below, and call us at 1-877-926-3924 or email wna@weareoneamerica.org if you have questions.  

If you are ready to start studying for your test, come to our class on Saturdays - contact Samantha Nelson @ snelson@rtc.edu or call her are 425-235-2319.  Look at the Citizenship study materials on this blog also! 

Are you ready to become a U.S. Citizen?

Register for our new Citizenship class on Saturdays 12:30-2:00!.  You must be in Reading or Speaking ESL Level 5 or 6 (we can test you if you don't know) and have copies of your green card and copies of a DSHS letter or tax return to show your income.

If you aren't sure about your level or have questions--call Samantha Nelson @ 425-235-2319 or email snelson@rtc.edu.

Show your librarian some love!

It's Library Week!

Feeling Stressed? Get a Massage!

The RTC Student Massage Clinic runs from April 19^th to June 23^rd. 

Our clinic is open to the public including RTC Students, Faculty and Staff!

½ hour lunch special  11:30  only $15

New ½ hour lunch special –

a quick tune-up that students, faculty and staff can take advantage of even on a quick lunch break!

Appointment times:

• Tuesdays and Thursdays
• 10:15 AM & 12:30 PM (60 and 90 minute appointments)
• 11:30 AM ½ hour lunch special

Menu of services:

·         60 minute massage:  $25

·         90 minute massage:  $35

·         90 minute hot stone massage $40

·         $5 senior discount

·         ½ hour lunch break special:  $15

Call to schedule your appointments:  (425) 235-2352 x5305

Our group of caring, skilled students can meet your specific needs

~ relaxation ~ specific injury ~ pregnancy massage ~ acupressure & more

Transportation

Is the parking on campus frustrating? Paying too much for gas?
Enroll in ORCA LIFT! You can save 50% on bus fare on King County Metro and Sound Transit! 

See the ORCA LIFT page for more info.

To enroll, go the King County Public Health located on our campus! 

Want to apply for U.S. Citizenship?

Citizenship Day is April 23rd @ Tacoma Community House!

FREE Legal help!
FREE Application Assistance!
Meet with an immigration attorney for free!
Get help filling out the fee waiver!


For information on Citizenship, see the Citizenship page

Studying for the Citizenship Test?  Study materials listed here

Citizenship Day – April 23rd @ Tacoma Community House

Ready to fill out your N400? Need the fee waived?  Need Free Legal Help?

 Citizenship Day –February 6th in South Seattle

Location: 
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 5
6770 E Marginal Way South, Building E
Seattle, WA 98108

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? 

Click here for a list of items to bring with you. 

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 Thursday 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