2024 Citizenship Day Events
Updated August 23, 2024. Stay tuned for more events!
Remote Opportunities
Partners: NALEO Educational Fund
When: Saturday, September 21, 2024 – 10 am – 6 pm ET
Where: NALEO will host a virtual U.S. naturalization eligibility screening clinic via its hotline, which community members can call and text for information on and assistance with the naturalization application process. Volunteer attorneys, other legal professionals, and law students affiliated with AILA will take their calls or answer their text messages to conduct the screening and refer them to existing opportunities for assistance with their applications. NALEO Educational Fund staff will be on hand to troubleshoot and will offer training in the days before September 21st.
For volunteers: Volunteers must be able to communicate in English and Spanish. If interested in volunteering, please complete an interest form to participate in this virtual screening workshop. If you have questions, please contact NALEO Educational Fund’s Martha Gonzalez at Mgonzalez@naleo.org or Rodrigo Armenta at rarmenta@naleo.org.
Are you seeking help naturalizing? Need help now? NALEO Educational Fund operates a toll-free bilingual Spanish and English national hotline 1-888-839-8682 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday. The hotline is staffed by fully trained operators who are able to answer basic questions about the naturalization process and refer callers to application assistance resources in their communities. People can text and speak with a live operator regarding any questions they may have about the requirements for obtaining U.S. citizenship or where to find assistance in their area.
Chapter Events
California
Partners: PARS Equality Centers
When: September 21st, 10:30 am – 2 pm
Where: Fremont Family Resource Center: 39155 Liberty Street, Pacific Room H-800, Fremont, CA 94538
Sign up to volunteer: VOLUNTEER SIGN UP - Google Sheets (select citizenship/I-90 tab)
Partners: Esperanza Immigrant Project, Carecen
When: September 21st, 9 am – 2 pm
Where: Careen Office - 2845 W Seventh Street Los Angeles, CA 90005
Sign up to volunteer: Contact Ilagusa.mc@gmail.com
Partners: Alliance San Diego
When: September 14th at 10 am
Where: To Be Determined
Sign up to volunteer: Contact michelle@alliancesd.org
Receive assistance: Contact michelle@alliancesd.org
District of Columbia
Partners: DC Pro Bono Center and Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School
When: Saturday, September 14th from 9:30 am – 3 pm
Where: Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, 1100 Harvard St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Sign up to volunteer: https://forms.gle/gT1k7ggA8KZSs7Pp8
Illinois
Partners: Erie Neighborhood House, Indo American Center, Irish Community Services, Palenque LSNA, AFIRE Chicago, Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors
When: September 21st, 8:30 am – 3 pm
Where: Indo American Center, 6328 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60659
Sign up to volunteer: AILA attorney volunteers can contact jcuellar@eriehouse.org
Receive Assistance: All applicants must be registered in advance. No walk-ins. Contact outreach partners to register:
Palenque LSA - (773) 384-4370 (Spanish and English)
AFIRE Chicago - (773) 580-1025 (Tagalog and English)
Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors - (773) 609-4401 (Spanish and English)
Irish Community Services - (773) 282-8445 (Spanish and English)
Indo American Center - (773) 973-4444 (Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, Marathi)
Scholarships will be available to cover the USCIS filing fee for income-eligible applicants.
Maryland
Partners: Office of Community Partners and the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
When: Saturday, September 14th from 9:30 am – 3 pm
Where: 18330 Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Sign up to volunteer: https://forms.gle/gT1k7ggA8KZSs7Pp8
Massachusetts
Partners: MIRA Coalition, La Colaborativa
When: September 17th from 2 pm – 6 pm
Where: 63 6th St, Chelsea, MA 02150
Sign up to volunteer: Citizenship Day Coordinator Lara Wagner at lwagner@supportkind.org
Receive assistance: https://miracoalition.org/citizenship/mira-citizenship-application-assistance/
Michigan
Partner: International Institute of Metro Detroit
When: September 27, 2024, from 10AM-4PM
Where: 111 E. Kirby St. Detroit, MI 48202
Receive assistance: https://forms.gle/cppgrgUNMC3wawLdA or (313)600-7618
*You must pre-register for the workshop.
- Pre-register using the link above.
- You will receive a confirmation email with eligibility requirements.
- You will receive a list of required documents.
- Please arrive on time with your documents.
Minnesota
Partners: Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis
When: September 21 1 – 4 pm; Minneapolis Date TBD in September
Where: September 21 - Saint Paul Public Library, 1011 Rice St, St Paul, MN 55117 Location TBD in Minneapolis
Receive assistance: Walk-in event
Oregon
Partners: City of Portland, SOAR Immigration Legal Services, AFL-CIO, Afghan Support Network, Centro Cultural, Immigrant Solidarity Network, New Americans Campaign
When: September 20th at 9 am – 4 pm
Where: The Portland Building, 1120 SW 5th Ave, 2nd Floor, Portland, OR 97204
Sign up to volunteer: https://soarlegal.org/volunteer/
Receive assistance: Pre-registration required. Contact SOAR at (503) 384-2482
Puerto Rico
Partners: Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de Puerto Rico (PR Bar Association) - Immigration Committee
When: September 21, 2024 from 12-4pm
Where: Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de Puerto Rico, 808 Ave. Ponce De León, San Juan, PR 00907 Tel. 787-721-3358
Sign up to volunteer: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZNSSYMY
Receive assistance: Sign up is in person at the event site.
Virginia
Partners: United Community and Progreso
When: Friday, September 13th from 10 am – 12 pm and 1 pm – 3 pm
Where: 8350 Richmond Highway, Suite 325, Alexandria, VA 22309
Sign up to volunteer: https://forms.gle/gT1k7ggA8KZSs7Pp8