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公民身份援助
公民援助
公民诊所和更新
Please complete this intake form to register for an upcoming Citizenship Clinic. These Citizenship Clinics are hosted by the Asian Pacific Islanders Coalition of South Puget Sound (APIC SPS) in partnership with The Korean Women's Association (KWA). The purpose is to connect Legal Permanent Residents (Green Card Holders) to the information and services they need to successfully apply for citizenship and become active members in our community.
Translated posters are available in Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, and Khmer in the pdf to the right. Use the arrows to scroll to each language.
What to expect at the Citizenship Clinic: We will conduct a general intake, legal screening, form preparation, quality review, copy, and exit with all clients.
Date: Citizenship Clinics will be held in person on the fourth Thursday of every other month starting in February 2026. Please see more information below.
Time: By appointment only, limited spots available. You may sign up for one session, which may take up to 45 minutes. Please see more information below.
Cost: There is no cost for attending the clinic. But, you must pay a $760 Application Fee to USCIS as part of your citizenship application. If your household income is between FPL 150-400%, the application fee can be reduced to $380. If you receive public benefits (such as SNAP or Apple Health), the application fee can be waived.
Location: Thurston county, WA (the exact address will be provided after you register successfully)
For any questions, please email us at apic.southpugetsound@gmail.com. Thank you.
Citizenship Classes
Are you interested in becoming a U.S. citizen? Besides the clinics, APIC SPS will also offer these Citizenship Classes to help prepare Legal Permanent Residents (Green Card Holders) to successfully complete the naturalization interview and test. This is a 4 month course, where we will focus on building participant’s (1) understanding of the English language, and (2) understanding of U.S. history and of the principles and form of government in the U.S.
Date: Citizenship Classes will be held in person on the fourth Thursday of every other month:
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March 26, 2026
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May 28, 2026
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July 23, 2026
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September 24, 2026
What to Expect: Through the four classes we will practice English (speaking/comprehension, writing, and reading) and Civics (both the old 2008 and new 2025 tests) reviewing American History, Principles of American Government, and Symbols, Holidays, and Geography.
Time: 5:30pm — 7:00pm
Cost: FREE!
Location: Online on Zoom. Please register at tinyurl.com/jt224fdb
For any questions, please email apic.southpugetsound@gmail.com.
移民司法
为了让华盛顿州的 AAPI 移民过上充实、安全和健康的生活，我们需要为所有人服务的安全和支持性机构和政策，无论其移民身份如何。
为什么这很重要？
由于 1996 年的福利改革法案，许多移民在其居住的头五年没有资格获得安全网计划，而且对公共负担的担忧阻碍了更多移民获得服务。
在居住在华盛顿州的超过 800,000 名 AAPI 人中，大约一半是在外国出生的。这包括大约 60,000 个无证 AAPI（全国约有170 万个无证 AAPI） 。
华盛顿 73% 的亚裔美国人在家中说英语以外的其他语言，其中超过 44% 的亚裔美国人说英语的程度低于“非常好”。
华盛顿约有 60,707 名亚裔美国人 (10%) 生活在贫困中，华盛顿约有 7,951 名 NHPI (17%) 生活在贫困中，这表明需要公共援助。
与主流说法相反，AAPI 群体之间存在高度的社会经济、种族和语言/文化多样性。例如，印度家庭的收入中位数为 115,105 美元，而苗族家庭的收入中位数为 53,717 美元。
为此，APIC 支持您获得免费/减少的法律帮助，并倡导以下政策建议：
扩展 LEP 途径： LEP 资金通过职业培训计划、ESL 课程和工作支持促进难民和移民的经济自给自足，为就业机会和入籍提供坚实的基础。 LEP 还为寻求健康和社会服务的老年人提供服务。 LEP Pathways 的资金在经济衰退后被削减，此后一直没有恢复到原来的数额。
增加对入籍服务的资助：华盛顿州的入籍计划通过协助入籍申请、英语和公民课程以及面试准备，帮助难民和移民成为公民。老年和残疾难民和移民是入籍计划的主要接受者。
为法律辩护基金分配资金：根据法律，移民不能保证可以接触到律师，并且经常发现自己在没有法律代表的情况下在移民法庭上出庭。该基金对于为移民提供他们留在社区所需的适当资源和工具是必要的，无论他们是否能负担得起律师。
扩大领取失业救济金的资格：随着历史上最大的经济危机之一迫在眉睫，无证工人同样值得获得失业保险。向所有人扩大失业救济金对于支持和提升所有移民是必要的。
保护无证移民：随着保持华盛顿工作和法院对所有人开放的通过，我们的州政府应继续优先考虑无证华盛顿人的安全，并尽量减少联邦移民执法机构的权力和行动。这包括继续终止政府机构和移民执法机构之间的任何不当合作，增加州长赦免的权力和频率，以及终止营利性拘留中心。
Immigration Legal Assistance
Immigration Advocates has a directory of organizations that offer legal assistance for immigration. You can search through their resources at their site www.immigrationadvocates.org. There are filters to sort by location, language, types of assistance, and more.
Additionally, the Fair Fight Bond Fund provides support in and outside detention through physical, emotional, linguistic, and financial assistance. This fund is an initiative of the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN). Contact the WAISN Deportation Defense Hotline at 844-724-3737 or bond@waisn.org.
Know Your Rights
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project has compiled several resources to help you understand your rights when interacting with various law enforcement officials and officers. It is important to be aware of your rights and the rights of fellow community members.
You can also report an ICE raid in Washington State by calling the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network’s hotline (1-844-724-3737). If you are outside of Washington, contact United We Dream’s hotline at 1-444-363-1423.
The ACLU has also created an empowerment campaign to prepare for and safely defend our rights during encounters with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE). The videos are available in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Russian, and Urdu.
Immigrant Safety Plan
The Immigrant Safety Plan document is a collective community resource to help parents plan for the care of their child(ren) (with or without status) in the event that a parent is unable to care for their child, particularly if the parent is detained or deported.
USCIS Resources and Forms
You can visit the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ site for information on form fees, eligibility requirements, fee waiver eligibility, and filing requirements at https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship.
To file online, follow this link: Application for Naturalization
To file by mail, follow this link to the form required: Application for Naturalization
You can find instructions for filing Form N-400, either on-line or by mail, by following this link: Form N-400, Application for Naturalization
Nonimmigrants applying to become lawful permanent residents must now file Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status