LINCS: Top 10 U.S. Citizenship Preparation Resources for 2025
Get ready to teach U.S. Citizenship Preparation and support adult students' goal to naturalize in 2025. Add you resources below!
USCIS: Factsheet Form N-400, Application for Naturalization Filing Fees outlines the changes in fees, eligibility for fee waivers, and reduced fees for Form N-400, Application for Naturalization (2024). For more info, see the LINCS 12/13/2024 USCIS Fees Webinar Follow Up post.
USCIS: One Nation, One People: The USCIS Civics Test Textbook and Color Me Civics: U.S. Landmarks and Symbols Coloring Book (English and Spanish) support applicants and their families preparing for the civics test. For more info, see the LINCS 10/21/2024 One Nation Follow Up post.
ESL Video: Study for the US Citizenship Civics Test. 12 short videos based on One Nation, One People. Each video is paired with a multiple-choice listening quiz to check understanding. Also check out the Civics Speaking Test with AI with USCIS Officer Chattybot.
ILRC: New N-400 Annotated Version Explains the questions, why they are asked, how to answer them, and which ones may require help from experienced attorneys or Department of Justice-accredited representatives.
Justice.gov: EOIR Recognized Organizations and Accredited Representatives Roster by State and City List of organizations and representatives accredited to practice immigration law and represent petitioners in U.S. Immigration Court. Updated monthly.
Literacy Volunteers Charlottesville / Albemarle: English for the Interview Video Playlist. Twenty-seven videos focused on the entire N-400 (2024).
New Readers Press: Tricky vocabulary in Part 9 of the N-400 Application complements “Citizenship: Passing the Test Ready for the Interview Student Book 4th Edition” by Lynn Weintraub AND ProLiteracy’s Citizenship Collection of free online activities.
Pearson ELT USA Team: UPDATED Naturalization Speaking Test from Voices of Freedom by Bill Bliss.
Preparing for the Oath: videos and activities for each one of the 2008 USCIS History and Civics Test. Pair with the new One Nation, One People textbook!
uscitizenpod: N-400 Scripts based on the N-400 (2024). Ten progressive scripts of increasing difficulty for Citizenship and English Language Learners to help them prepare for their naturalization interviews. The pdfs are fillable (to encourage digital literacy and support distance learning). Additionally, every effort has been made to make the pdfs accessible to people of all abilities. More scripts soon!
Upcoming: updated citizenship content and resources for Cambridge Ventures Arcade Citizenship, USA Learns Citizenship, USA Hello Citizenship (available in multiple languages).
