English Language (ESL) & Citizenship

To enroll in our program, please contact the Main Office during normal business hours. Students must have a working email address. 

An applicant must meet the following requirements:

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residency.
• Resided continuously as a lawful permanent resident in the U.S. for at least five years (three years if married to a U.S. citizen) prior to filing with no single absence from the United States of more than one year. 
• Been physically present in the United States for at least 30 months out of the previous five years. 
• Resided within a state or district for at least three months.
• Show that he or she is a person of good moral character.
• Able to read, write, speak and understand words in English. Applicants may not have to meet the English language requirement if, on the date of filing, they: 
  • Have been residing in the United States lawfully as a permanent resident for periods totaling 15 years or more and are over 55 years of age;
  • Have been residing in the United States lawfully as a permanent resident for periods totaling 20 years or more and are over 50 years of age; or
  • Have a medically determinable physical or mental impairment, where the impairment affects the applicant’s ability to learn English.
• Know and understand basic U.S. history and government. Applicants who, on the date of filing, have a medically determined physical or mental impairment that affect their ability to learn U.S. history and government may be excused from this requirement.
• Be willing to take an oath of allegiance to the United States.