FREE Citizenship class at District 1199C, Begins Mar 3

Posted by District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund on January 28, 2020

FREE Citizenship Class at District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund beginning March 3, 2020
— with FREE (or reduced) Citizenship Application Assistance: https://www.1199ctraining.org/citizenship

Presented by HIAS PA, the Philadelphia Citizenship Action Network (P-CAN), and District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund; Funded by USCIS Citizenship & Integration Grant Program. (Student citizenship book and CD: $28.00)

Any legal permanent resident (LPR for 1 week or more!) with a valid “green card” is eligible for this program.  While the curriculum focuses on passing the naturalization test, it also supplies a strong foundation in ESL Civics for High Intermediate and above learners (the class is multi-level).  District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund is centrally located in Center City Philadelphia (Broad and Chestnut Streets) and is easily accessible by public transportation.

In this program, students will:

• Meet with immigration attorneys to check eligibility for citizenship
• Get help completing the N-400 application, the Fee Waiver I-912, and other USCIS forms
• Receive 10 weeks of FREE intensive instruction [tutoring is available!]

And learn EVERYTHING necessary to:

• pass the Civics test
• pass the Naturalization Interview
• become a US citizen!
• PLUS improve English skills

Schedule:

• Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 9:30am: Information & Registration Session:
• Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 9:30am: English Assessment Test
• Class Schedule: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30am – 12:00pm
• Class starts: Thursday, March 12 — Completes: Thursday, May 21, 2020

Applicants must:

• attend the Information/Registration session to be enrolled in the classes
• bring Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) to the Information/Registration session
• take both the English Assessment Entrance AND Exit Exams to be enrolled

Applicants must also:

• be 18 years or older
• have a valid Permanent Resident/Green Card
• live in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware or Chester County
• have basic English skills
• have a clean criminal background

Apply online: http://www.1199ctraining.org/esl-registration

Complete the form, select “Citizenship” and click “SUBMIT”

Call 215-568-2580 or email afreed@1199ctraining.org

Immigration questions must be directed to Mary Clark, Esq. at mclark@hiaspa.org

Flyer for classes: https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3A8659b332-2321-4b56-bf73-d0118effaa7f