Citizenship
Your path to citizenship starts here.
You've built a life here – your family, your work, your community. Citizenship means fully belonging to the place you already call home. Find out today if you’re eligible to become a U.S. citizen.
Why become a U.S. citizen?
Becoming a U.S. citizen brings important advantages, including the ability to confer citizenship on minor children and sponsor family members for immigration, unrestricted travel abroad, and the ability to vote and fully participate in civic life. Citizenship is one more way to invest in the community you're already part of.
Immigrants build stronger, more inclusive communities every day, in Massachusetts and across the country.
More than half the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts are U.S. citizens, and many more are eligible for naturalization. Working with local and national partners, the MIRA Coalition makes the citizenship process more accessible to immigrants across the Commonwealth by providing free application assistance for eligible legal permanent residents who want to become citizens.
"I can finally relax!"
I want to thank you all so much for all your help in getting my son's application for the certificate of citizenship processed. You were all wonderful. I want to give a special thanks to Jamie who talked me down from my terror at the idea that he would be snatched by ICE when we got to the oath ceremony. She followed up with me and really helped to reassure me.– Abebe, Citizenship Client