Citizenship Materials

• The Citizenship Naturalization Interview and Test - this video from US Citizenship and Immigration Services talks about applying for citizenship, documents to take to the interview, the process of the interview and test, and what to expect afterwards.

• The USCIS website has a lot of free study materials and a practice test and also explains about the test.

• USA Hello has information on work, education, citizenship, and more for refugees and immigrants with translation in many different languages.

• USA Learns also has a free citizenship course.

• Preparing for the Oath from USCIS and the Smithsonian Museum of American History offers lessons and practice tests.

• Voices of Freedom by Bill Bliss - citizenship textbook. May be used for many years, as long as you just change the names of certain government officials to prevent having to buy new books every few years.

• Citizenship Works (and the citizenshipworks app) also has study materials

• Minnesota Literacy’s citizenship study materials are available here and their instructional support kit is here.

  1. These listening and review lesson plans are a great pair for tutors to use with their students!

• Minnesota Literacy’s citizenship tutor training explains the whole process of applying for citizenship and how to help an applicant prepare. The training module is free, but users must sign up for an account.

Roanoke-area Immigration Resources

Commonwealth Catholic Charities: 820 Campbell Ave SW, Roanoke, VA 24016 | 540-342-7561 | Assistance with legal documents for visas, naturalization, asylum, permanent resident status, temporary protected status, and more.

El Puente/Immigrant Connection: 3706 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, 24019 | immigrantconnectionblueridge@gmail.com | 540-581-2963 | Ministry offering low-cost immigration legal services, including adjustment of status, DACA, employment authorization, naturalization, family-based petitions, temporary protected status, and more.

Grace Immigration, PLLC: 5000 Brambleton Ave, Suite B, Roanoke, 24018 | jennifer@gracepllc.com | Jennifer Grace Smyrnos, immigration attorney (speaks English and Spanish) | Areas of practice include citizenship, asylum, green cards, work authorization, victim relief, and deportation defense.

Poarch Thompson Law Firm: 201 S College Ave, Salem, VA 24153 | 540-387-1005 | Areas of practice include family and individual immigration, business immigration, and adoption, as well as citizenship, asylum, supporting victims of crimes, adjustment of status, DACA, fiance visas, and much more.