Citizenship News

USCIS Launches Citizenship Public Education and Awareness Initiative

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced the launch of a federal initiative to raise awareness about the rights, responsibilities and importance of U.S. citizenship. The Citizenship Public Education and Awareness Initiative will provide new opportunities for immigrants to learn about USCIS’s free citizenship education resources available to eligible lawful permanent residents (LPRs) and immigrant-serving organizations.

USCIS Releases Expanded Civics and Citizenship Toolkit

A revised edition of the Civics and Citizenship Toolkit is now available. The Toolkit contains a selection of civics and naturalization-focused educational materials to help organizations begin or enhance a collection of resources for immigrants.

In its second edition, the Civics and Citizenship Toolkit now offers updated information and expanded content including:

Important Notice for Naturalization Applicants

Some civics test answers will change due to recent elections.

 

Question

Update

20: Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?

The answer to this question may change as of January 5, 2011, depending on where you live.

Answers will vary. Give the name of one of your state’s U.S. Senators serving in the 112th Congress, which begins on January 5, 2011. 

USCIS Immigrant Integration Initiatives Fact Sheet

Introduction

As part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (Public Law 111-83), Congress provided $11 million to enhance U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS’s) immigrant integration initiatives. This funding will bolster the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program and support additional initiatives for aspiring citizens, immigrant-serving organizations and citizenship instructors. These initiatives include: