Classes will be held at four locations 

Benefits of becoming a United States citizen:

• The right to vote, serve on juries, and be elected to public office.
  
  
• A louder voice and ability to be involved in government decisions which affect you and your family.
  
  
• The ability to sponsor family members to immigrate to the United States and/or immigrate to the United States more quickly than those sponsored by permanent resident family members.
  
  
• Automatically gain United States citizenship for children who are under 18 years old when a parent becomes a citizen.
  
  
• Travel and live overseas without worrying about losing your legal status in the United States or obtaining a reentry permit.
  
  
• No fear of deportation. Unlike people with green cards, United States citizens and their children who become citizens with them cannot be deported from or denied entry to the United States. People with green cards may be deported for committing crimes or lose their green cards for staying outside of the United States for too long.
  
  
• More employment opportunities. Many federal government and private jobs require United States citizenship.
  
  
• Access to public benefits. United States citizens are eligible for public benefits that non-citizen immigrants, including green card holders, are not eligible for.
  
  
• Less paperwork concerns as, unlike green card holders, United States citizens do not ever need to renew their status or tell the USCIS if they move.
  
  For more information please call Tacoma Community House at 253-383-3951.