How it works
Four steps. Do them at your own pace, on your phone or computer.
- 1
Check if you can apply
Find your earliest filing date and the lowest fee you qualify for, which may be $0.
- 2
Fill out your worksheets
Answer simple questions about your life, your trips, and your family, all explained in plain words.
- 3
Print your review packet
Everything comes together in one printout with your answers, your papers, and anything that needs a closer look.
- 4
Get a free review
Take your packet to a nonprofit legal helper. They can review it quickly because the work is already done.
Your free tools
Use them on the same phone or computer from start to finish. Your answers are saved on your device, not on our website.
For people applying for citizenship
Citizenship Application Worksheet
Get ready for Form N-400. See if you can apply and which fee you'll pay.
Open → ✈️Travel History Builder
List your trips, count your days outside the U.S., and check the time rules.
Open → 🇺🇸Civics Test Study Guide
All 128 official questions, with flashcards, a practice test, and read-aloud.
Open → 📋Ready-for-Review Packet
One printout for your legal helper, with your answers, papers, and flags.
Open →For family sponsors and employers
What citizenship costs
These are the government's fees for Form N-400, not ours. Checked November 2026.
Free legal help
We help you get ready. Trusted nonprofit legal experts review your application before you send it.
Citizenshipworks
Free online help with the citizenship application, in English, Spanish, and Chinese, plus a nonprofit review.
Visit → 📍New Americans Campaign
Free or low-cost in-person help near you, including fee waiver screening and citizenship classes.
Visit →⚠️ Watch out for scams
- Never pay a "notario" or "immigration consultant." They are not lawyers.
- Never pay anyone for a job offer or a visa. Real employers pay these costs.
- Government forms are always free at uscis.gov.
- No one can promise you will be approved.
Employers who sponsor
Coming soon: a list of employers who sponsor workers the right way.
Workers: we will never ask you to pay to see a job. If anyone does, it's a scam.
Success stories
Real stories from new citizens, in their own languages, with written transcripts.
Be one of our first 30 stories. Did our tools help you become a citizen? Share your story and help the next family.
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Contact us
Have a question about our tools? Need help getting started? Send us a message.
We can help you use our tools. We can't give legal advice. For legal questions, we'll point you to a free legal helper.