Citizenship Preparation Program
The Citizenship Preparation Program is a free program that will help you prepare for the interview and exam

          Are you a legal permanent resident? Are you interested in applying for citizenship? Do you need help preparing for the U.S. Citizenship test and interview? Montgomery College may be able to help. Come to one of the following information and registration sessions and discover how Montgomery College may be able to help you for free.

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Open to all legal permanent residents of Maryland. .

For more information please contact Nancy Newton, Citizenship Program Director nancy.newton@montgomerycollege.edu or call 240-567-8169

• Hablamos español , We speak Spanish 


• 我们说中文 , We speak Chinese


• Мы говорим по-русски , We speak Russian

The Citizenship Preparation Program of Montgomery College, funded by a grant from USCIS through the Department of Homeland Security, is the go to for legal permanent residents of Maryland. We offer two levels of class, from low beginning to high intermediate, and provide students with the English language, history, and civics knowledge they need to be successful during and after the naturalization process. Classes are 60 hours long and are held in Rockville, Silver Spring and Wheaton, on Saturday mornings, Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday evenings.

The program has many students from many different countries, ranging from Iraq to the Ivory Coast, and Mexico to Malawi, with more than 25 different languages spoken. The Citizenship Preparation Program encourages students to think beyond the naturalization test and interview and look at what it really means to become a citizen of the United States.

The Citizenship Preparation Program is one of President Barack Obama’s Champions of Change with regards to Immigration Integration President Obama's Champions of Change Come and join our wonderful program and let us help you fulfill your dream of becoming a citizen of the United States of America.

Helpful Links:

• U.S. Citizenship and Imigration Services www.uscis.gov
• How to apply for Naturalization
• The N-400 application
• Citizenship Resource Center
• Informacion en español
• 100 questions in Chinese 中国的一百个问题
• 100 questions in Vietnamese 100 câu hỏi bằng tiếng Việt