Irish International Immigrant Center - Citizenship class
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The IIIC’s next six week U.S. Citizenship class begins on February 7th and we are still accepting students! Contact the Center today to register for either the afternoon or evening session.
Preparing for the U.S. Citizenship test and interview can be a daunting task so let us help you. The IIIC’s expert staff members are well versed; covering all of the broad and varied information contained in the 100 possible exam questions. Whether you’ve spent just enough time in the States to be eligible for Citizenship or you’ve lived here for years, the class will benefit you.
Former students have praised both the teachers and the curriculum for providing them with a solid preparatory foundation that gave them extra confidence going into their interviews.
IIIC staff members also take the time to discuss civic engagement with the class and encourage students to take an active role in their communities. Benefits of U.S. Citizenship include no restrictions on travel outside the United States, the right to vote, the chance to sponsor family members to come to the U.S., the opportunity to run for political office, and many other potential benefits.
The IIIC’s Citizenship staff is also happy to assist students with the 10 page U.S. Citizenship application and to answer any questions they might have about the process.
The next class will run for six weeks on Thursdays beginning February 7th. Afternoon sessions run from 1pm - 3pm and evenings from 6pm-8pm. To learn more about the class or to register, please call (617) 542-7654.
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Seanmor | Mar 02, 2013, 07:55 PM EST
In the late '60s I knew a young woman from Caven who had worked as a waitress in Manhattan for a few years but lost her job after a short illness. Then she worked as a nurse maid for ederly ladies for several months- OFF THE BOOKS. The folloing year as a working, taxpaying resident she applied for citizenship,but the examiner demanded to know if she had supported herself by working as a prostitute the previous year during the period she paid no taxes.
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Frosty38 | Mar 02, 2013, 01:32 PM EST
Ny sister used to take in irish girls while they worked in the Us and if they married they were automatic US citizens
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Seanmor | Mar 01, 2013, 07:42 PM EST
Twelve months before I became a U.S. citizen, I lost my alien card while serving with the Marine Corps in the Philippines and went to the U.S. embessy in Manila to report this loss. At that time all green card holders were required to register as aliens every Jan. I read about an Irish native who applied for citizenship in the fall of 1953 and his examiner demanded to know why he had failed to register as an alien in Jan. of 52 and 53. This was the applicant's answer: " I didn't register because such documents were not available to me as a P.O.W. of the Chinese Army in North Korea.Shouldn't an Irish grandnephew or g-nieve of this war veteran now be given a permanent U.S. visa as a reward for his service to this nation?
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Seanmor | Feb 28, 2013, 10:56 AM EST
In the late '60s I was a witness for 2 Irish natives when they took the test for citizenship, and both wre successful. At one of these teats the examiner praised my 'client' for her knowledge of U.S. history and government, but this examiner said she had just failed a Greek applicant for her weakness in English.Now I'm led to believe that Latinos are permitted to take the citizenship test in Spanish, as they may use that language at the Motor Vehicvle Bureau and the polling booth.Is this true?
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Seanmor | Feb 24, 2013, 02:37 PM EST
It is my understanding that up to about the late 1960s, an Immigrant who applied for U.S. citizenship first had to make a 'Declaration of Intend' before a federal judge. Before joining the Marine Cprps in 1960, I had to made a "declaration of Intent' and as an Irish citizen I had to get permission from the Irish consulate before I was accepted for recruit training. Do these rules still apply?
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Seanmor | Feb 17, 2013, 10:40 AM EST
We ceertainly hope that the new immigration bill will allow the tens of thousands of law-abiding, English-speaking, earger to assimilate undocumentd Irish will soon have a chance to apply for U.S. citizenship. As I write this comment, I'm reminded of 2 young mem who immigrated from my home paris in Irelang with the U.S. Army in Korea. One would soon bring home a huge American flag -draped around his casket. The other survived the Korean War, become a sergeant and be awarded a BRONZE STAR - and will be buried in Calvary Cemetery on Tuesday, Frb.19.
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