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Division of Equity and Social Justice
Division of Equity and Social Justice

OIR citizenship

Close up of hands pinning a button that reads "Santa Clara County welcomes all immigrants" to a denim jacket

For upcoming workshops and events, visit E-Immigrate.

Naturalization is the process of granting U.S. citizenship to a foreign national after she or he fulfills the requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). 

For citizenship and ESL classes in Santa Clara County or find agencies that can assist you in your naturalization process in Santa Clara County, visit Immigrantinfo.org.

The Santa Clara County Citizenship Collaborative

Project New Citizen

Santa Clara County funds, monitors, and coordinates Programs for Immigrant Integration. One of the key components funded through this initiative is the Santa Clara County Citizenship Collaborative since 1997.

Santa Clara County Citizenship Collaborative's mission is to promote citizenship and assist individuals with the services and education needed to complete the citizenship process. For this reason, Project New Citizen was created to ensure effective outreach.

The Santa Clara County Citizenship Collaborative organizes Project New Citizen to address the needs of low-income immigrants by providing information, referral, and direct citizenship application services. ​Project New Citizen holds its annual Citizenship Day in 14 languages. More than 130,000 Santa Clara County residents have begun their pathway to U.S. citizenship through the collaborative since its inception in 1997.

A person holds signs that explain why they want to become a U.S. citizen and how to say hello in their language, Vietnamese

Our Office works closely with community-based organizations that provide citizenship services, legal training, and updates in the law. The funded members of the Santa Clara County Project New Citizen include: