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Citizenship Day Advice Clinic


Sep 23

Sep 23, 2017


A specialty clinic providing individuals with help on citizenship and adjustment of status paperwork. Help will be available to those seeking information and assistance with citizenship applications.

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This event is hosted with the American Immigration Lawyers Association Northeast Ohio Chapter.

No appointment is necessary. Please note these factors to consider for the Naturalization process:

  • Be at least 18 years old by the date of filing
  • Have been a lawful permanent resident for at least the last five years (or three years, if married to a U.S. citizen)
  • Have been present in the U.S. for 2-1/2 of the past five years(or 1-1/2 of the past three, if married to a U.S. citizen), and have not been outside the U.S. for one year or more within the last five years (or three years, if married to a U.S. citizen)
  • Be able to speak, read and write ordinary English
  • Be able to pass a U.S. history and government exam
  • Be a person of good moral character (this will be difficult to establish if you have failed to pay child support, taxes, or have been convicted of certain crimes, among other things)

 

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