{"id":1027,"date":"2023-05-24T15:36:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T15:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.micasanc.org\/events-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T15:36:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T15:36:19","slug":"naturalization-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/micasanc.org\/website_44475c94\/naturalization-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"Naturalization &#038; Citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1027\" class=\"elementor elementor-1027\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37d2a4f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37d2a4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-559220c\" data-id=\"559220c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78206bf elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78206bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Naturalization and Citizenship<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1f0e2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1f0e2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7195a0f\" data-id=\"7195a0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a95633d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a95633d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Image from <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/america-people\">Unsplash<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a14396e elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"a14396e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16c4ae4\" data-id=\"16c4ae4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42873be elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42873be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although over 900,000 people became U.S. citizens in 2022, nearly nine million Lawful Permanent Residents currently eligible to naturalize have not applied. Less than half of those from\u00a0 Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Japan do. It is our goal at Mi Casa to help those in the immigrant community achieve this milestone.\u00a0<\/p><p>The process starts with an initial consultation where prospective applicants are screened for eligibility and possibly a fee waiver. Check the list below and contact us if you&#8217;re interested.<\/p><h3>To naturalize, you must:<\/h3><ul><li><p><strong>Be at least 18 years old\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Be a lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder) for at least five years (*).<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Demonstrate continuous residence in the United States for at least five years preceding the filing of Form N-400.<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Physically present in the United States for at least 30 months out of the five years preceding date you file Form N-400.<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Be a person of good moral character.<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Demonstrate an attachment to the principles and ideals of the U.S. Constitution.<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Be able to read, write, and speak basic English.<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Have a basic understanding of U.S. history and government (civics).<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Take an oath of allegiance to the United States.<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>(*) 3 years for spouses of US Citizens.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><h3><strong>Workshops<\/strong><\/h3><p>If you are interested in attending a naturalization workshop give us a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.micasanc.org\/contact\/\">call or send us a message.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d58aad5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d58aad5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f3d37a\" data-id=\"0f3d37a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd5fe60 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dd5fe60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cc5b53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cc5b53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbc57ae\" data-id=\"cbc57ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf68be2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf68be2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Naturalizaci\u00f3n<\/h3><p>Aunque mas de 900,000 personas lograron obtener la ciudadan\u00eda en el a\u00f1o 2022, aproximadamente nueve millones de los Residentes Permanentes actualmente elegibles para la ciudadania no han aplicado. Menos de la mitad de residentes permanentes de M\u00e9xico, El Salvador, Honduras y Jap\u00f3n que son elegibles para la ciudadan\u00eda aplican. La meta de Mi Casa es ayudar a la comunidad lograr esto. El proceso comienza con una consulta inicial en la que se examina a los posibles solicitantes para determinar si cumplen los requisitos y, en su caso, si se les puede perdonar el cargo de la solicitud. Consulte la siguiente lista y p\u00f3ngase en contacto con nosotros si est\u00e1 interesado.<\/p><h4>Requisitos para aplicar:<\/h4><ul><li><strong>Tener por lo menos 18 a\u00f1os de edad<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Ser un Residente Permanente Legal desde hace al menos cinco a\u00f1os.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Demostrar residencia continua en Estados Unidos de por lo menos cinco a\u00f1os precediendo la submisi\u00f3n de la aplicaci\u00f3n.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Presencia f\u00edsica en Estados Unidos por lomenos 30 meses de los cinco a\u00f1os precediendo la entrega de la solicitud N-400.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Ser de buen car\u00e1cter moral.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Demostrar afinidad a los principios e ideales de la Constituci\u00f3n de Estados Unidos.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Poder leer, escribir, y hablar Ingles basico.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Tener un entendimiento basico de la historia y gobierno Estadounidense.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Tomar el juramento de lealtad a los Estados Unidos<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><h4>Talleres de Ciudadan\u00eda<\/h4><p>Si le interesa atender un taller de naturalizaci\u00f3n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.micasanc.org\/contact\/\">ll\u00e1menos o env\u00edenos un mensaje.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76e732f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76e732f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6364479\" data-id=\"6364479\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0ab3cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c0ab3cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d93a5e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d93a5e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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