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Media Contact: Patranya Bhoolsuwan | patranya@acdcnv.org | 702-556-0235
The Asian Community Development Council hosting Free Citizenship Workshop coinciding with World Refugee Awareness Month
Las Vegas (June 18, 2021) – The Asian Community Development Council (ACDC) is hosting a free “US Citizenship” Workshop on Saturday June 19th from 9AM to 3PM. It will take place on the 2nd floor of Shanghai Plaza at 4276 Spring Mountain Road Suite 207 Las Vegas NV 89102.
The event coincides with June being World Refugee Awareness Month and World Refugee Day is on Sunday June 20th. According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, America has resettled more than 3 million refugees since 1980.
At the free citizenship workshop hosted by ACDC this Saturday, registered participants will be able to meet one-on-one to ask questions and get help as part of their N400 application process. There will be a legal attorney and translators on site providing assistance in a variety of languages from Tagalog, Vietnamese, Mandarin and Thai. To register go to bit.ly/naturalized and bring the following:
Permanent resident card
Driver’s license or ID
Passport
Home and work addresses for past 5 years
Travel history out of the US for past 5 years
Marriage certificate/divorce decree (If applicable)
Children’s basic information ( DOB, Addresses, etc
Recent tax return/Proof of means-tested benefit (needed to check eligibility for a fee waiver)
As part of ACDC’s ongoing citizenship assistance program, the nonprofit also accepts appointments with green card holders who need help applying for US citizenship. For more information, call 702-461-8354.
ABOUT THE ASIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL:
The Asian Community Development Council (ACDC) is a nonprofit and non-partisan organization of volunteers dedicated to building, connecting, and educating the Asian American Pacific Islander community in Nevada. ACDC was officially chartered in 2015. The mission of ACDC is to improve the general well-being and education of the Asian American Pacific Island and other ethnic communities in Nevada. Among the services ACDC offers includes: voter education, health insurance enrollment assistance, citizenship application assistance, vaccination clinics (Influenza and COVID-19), food distribution, College Readiness Bootcamp, and GraduAsian.