Project Citizenship seeks to increase the naturalization rate in Massachusetts
and beyond. We are a nonprofit agency that provides free, high quality services to permanent residents to help them become U.S citizens.
“I want to be a U.S. citizen because I want to participate by voting and helping others. Becoming a citizen shows that you are a full member of the country and the country takes care of you.”
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Somerville Public Library to Offer Free Citizenship Class for Spring 2020
The Somerville Times February 6, 2020 The Somerville Public Library and St. Mark Community Education Program announced this week that they will partner for spring 2020 to offer a free, twelve-part Citizenship Interview Preparation Class for residents seeking to apply...
How many immigrants are denied citizenship each year? Curious Texas took an oath to find out
By Obed Manuel Dallas News January 20, 2020 Naturalization — the process immigrants go through to become citizens — was first built into U.S. law with the passage of the Naturalization Act of 1790. Back then naturalization was open only to “any alien, being a free...
US citizenship, legal residency may be out of reach for many in 2020, advocates say
By Julien Resendiz Border Report January 17, 2020 EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — With a substantial increase in filing fees for immigration benefits looming, advocates are urging migrants to get their applications in as soon as possible. Read more
Since 2011, the Project Citizenship network of community providers has assisted
over
29,465
immigrants
from
170
countries
of origin
