Citizenship Classes

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A new citizenship class session will start

Monday, October 2, 2023

6:30pm at Ukiah Adult School's Room 1

Please bring your green card to class.

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The application processing fee is $725.

(This fee will likely rise to $760 by this Spring if not earlier)

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Please wear you mask if you prefer.

- For up-to-date Coronavirus (Covid-19) information from the Center for Disease Control:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

- For up-to-date Coronavirus information from the California Department of Public Health:

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/cid/dcdc/pages/immunization/ncov2019.aspx

- For up-to-date Covid-19 information from the Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency:

https://www.mendocinocounty.org/community/novel-coronavirus

- For up-to-date world data from John Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Center:

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

To find out what USCIS is doing related to the Covid-19 pandemic go to: www.uscis.gov/coronavirus

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Ukiah Adult School offers fee FREE Citizenship class sessions on Monday evenings.

Students are instructed how to properly complete their citizenship applications (USCIS Form N-400).

Students are taught important events in U.S. History; the Constitution and its background; the organization, powers and duties of federal, state and local governments; American institutions and ideals; the privileges, duties and responsibilities of citizenship.

A class session is held every Monday night for five weeks. A new class session starts on the sixth Monday. Class hours are 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Registration takes place during class. It is recommended that students attend all classes available in a session.

Please bring your Legal Permanent Resident card (Green Card) to class.

Sorry, childcare is not available.

For more information, please call Dave Gengoux at 1 - 707 - 463 - 5217 or visit the Ukiah Citizenship Web Site

You may apply for citizenship if:

A. You have had your Legal Permanent Resident Card (Green card) for five (5) years; you can speak, understand, read and write in English.

You will need to study all 100 questions and you will need to be able to write up to three sentences and read up to three sentences in English. The officer will ask 10 questions (out of the 100)and you'll have to answer 6 questions correctly in English to pass that portion of the test
You have no problems with the law (being on parole or probation is a disqualifying factor)

B. You are married to a US citizen for the last three (3) years, lived with that citizen for the last three (3) years and have had a Legal Permanent Residence Card (Green card) for the last three (3 ) years and you can speak, understand, read and write in English.

You will need to study all 100 questions and you will need to be able to write up to three sentences and read up to three sentences in English. The officer will ask 10 questions (out of the 100) and you'll have to answer 6 questions correctly in English to pass that portion of the test.
You will need to provide USCIS the following information to prove that you qualify for this option: Marriage certificate, Tax transcripts for the last three (3) years), rental or lease agreement, utility bills showing both your name and your significant other's name, etc
You have no problems with the law. (being on parole or probation is a disqualifying factor)

C. You are at least 50 years old. You have had your Legal Permanent Resident Card for 20 years, then you qualify to do your interview in the language of your choice.

You will need to study all 100 questions. The officer will ask you 10 questions (out of the 100) and you will have to answer 6 questions correctly in the language of your choice to pass that portion of the test. The reading and writing part of the interview does not apply.
You have no problems with the law (being on parole or probation is a disqualifying factor)

D. You are at least 55 years old. You have had your Legal Permanent Resident Card for 15 years, then you qualify to do your interview in the language of your choice.

You will need to study all 100 questions. The officer will ask you 10 questions (out of the 100) and you will have to answer 6 questions correctly in the language of your choice to pass that portion of the test. The reading and writing part of the interview does not apply.
You have no problems with the law (being on parole or probation is a disqualifying factor)

E. You are at least 65 years old. You have had your Legal Permanent Resident Card for 20 years, then you qualify to do your interview in the language of your choice.

You will need to study only 20 of the 100 questions. The officer will ask you 10 questions (out of the 20 questions marked with a little black star) you will have to answer 6 questions correctly in the language of your choice to pass that portion of the test. The reading and writing part of the interview does not apply.
You have no problems with the law (being on parole or probation is a disqualifying factor)

If you are unable to read and/or write in English, please bring a relative or friend to help you fill out the application.

Thank you.

Other qualifications may apply such as Military Service.....For more information go to the USCIS homepage: https://www.uscis.gov/n-400

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is not the United States Immigration and Custom Enforcement agency (ICE). Both agencies are found under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) umbrella but they are not the same.

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To check for updates, please continue to pay close attention to each field office website at field office websites and the national website for alerts: www.uscis.gov as processes may be changing as the situation changes

USCIS will provide further updates as the situation develops and will continue to follow CDC guidance in response to this situation. Please visit uscis.gov/coronavirus for updates.

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