Citizenship Application Assistance

Township High School District 214 - Community Education invites you to:

Apply For U. S. Citizenship
Forest View Educational Center
2121 S. Goebbert Road
Arlington Heights, IL  60005
Room C123. Please enter at Door 30 at the south end of the building.

We provide assistance in person, by appointment only.  To schedule an appointment, please call Ewa Crowe at (847) 718-7730.  We do not provide assistance over the telephone or by email.


Please bring the following:  

  • GREEN CARD (Permanent Residence Card)

  • SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

  • State ID or Driver's License

  • $760 personal check, cashier’s check or money order made out to Department of Homeland Security

  • $125 (cash or check) for service fees

  • Height (feet/inches) and weight (pounds)

  • Home addresses for the past five years (with dates).  Employer names and addresses for the past 5 years (with dates).  If in the past five years you were a student, name of school(s) and dates attended

  • Dates (day, month, year) when you left the United States and returned for the past 5 years

  • Information about your husband/wife (birth date, marriage date, Permanent Resident card or if spouse became a U.S. Citizen, bring the Certificate of Naturalization)

  • If you have been a Permanent Resident for three years and have been married to a U.S. Citizen for three years bring your marriage certificate.  If your spouse is a naturalized citizen, bring your spouse's Certificate of Naturalization

  • If your parents are American citizens, bring their certificates of naturalization

  • If you or your spouse were married before: the full name of your previous spouses, date of birth, date of marriage and divorce or death, his/her immigration status

  • Information about your children: full names, birth dates, country of birth, Permanent Resident number (Green Card) and current addresses

  • For men between ages 18 and 26 who have lived in the U.S.:  Selective Service number and date of registration.  If you have not registered, you must do so before applying for citizenship.  Call Selective Service at (847) 688-6888.

  • Police records and/or court dispositions of any arrests or court appearance