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Citizenship Classes starting Tuesday, September 14

EIIC announce the new
Citizenship Classes season starting on
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

INFO .PDF (English) |   INFO .PDF (Spanish)

Classes will be held on
Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 6 PM to 8 PM

If you are interested to participate
EIIC invites you to:
Citizenship Class Registration &
Naturalization Eligibility Screening
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
6 PM

Please provide:

  • A photocopy of your Green Card
  • A list of your trips outside of U.S. since you become a U.S. resident
  • Any Court Dispositions

Emerald Isle Immigration Center 59-26 Woodside Avenue, Woodside, NY 11377

For more information please call: 718 478 5502 ext. 209

Thank You USCIS Representatives!

Emerald Isle Immigration Center

would like to send its sincerest thanks to

USCIS Representatives

for their informative session

“Becoming a U.S. Citizen”

VIEW PHOTOS OF THE EVENT (pdf)

Also thanks to the
Honorable Council Member
James Van Bramer
and our
NY Cares Tutors
for all their time and support

EIIC Fall Computer Sessions

EIIC Fall Computer Sessions (GET PRINTABLE PDF)
As of May 10, 2010

Emerald Isle Immigration Center

Fall Schedule—Computer Classes

  • Session 1

Computers for Beginners

Students will learn about computer software and hardware, the Internet, email and the basic features of Microsoft Word.

Mondays—10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

September 13, 20, 27 and October 4, 11

$5.00 donation per class


Intermediate Computer Applications

Using Microsoft Word students will create letters, flyers, tables and memos. In Microsoft Excel students learn basic features by creating a budget, small payroll and other financial documents.  *Typing speed of 35 w.p.m. is required.

Mondays—6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

September 13, 20, 27 and October 4, 11

$15.00 fee per class

  • Session 2

Computers for Beginners Part II

Students will learn information about e-mail such as inserting attachments, setting up an address list, deleting files, etc.  Search engines will be used to navigate the web.  Flyers, tables and cards will be created using the format features in Word.

Mondays—10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

November 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29

$5.00 donation per class


Advanced Computer Applications

—the following topics will be covered:

Microsoft Word—mailmerge

Microsoft Excel—large payroll and sales report

Microsoft Power Point—slide presentation

Microsoft Access—create a database

*Typing speed of 35 w.p.m. is required.

Mondays—6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

November 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29

$15.00 fee per class

  • Session 3

Typing for Beginners

Students will learn correct keyboarding reaches, master alphabetic keys and use of other keys such as symbols, tab key, caps lock, num lock, enter, delete, backspace, etc.  Students will work at their own pace after a teaching demonstration.  Typing Quick and Easy is the program used.

Mondays—10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

December 6, 13, 20 and January 3, 10

$5.00 donation per session.

The computer lab contains nine (9) computers utilizing Windows XP, Microsoft 2003.

Contact Eileen Morgan, computer instructor, at Emerald Isle for additional information and registration.

Press Release: J-1 Students Traveling to the United States

PRESS STATEMENT

For Immediate Release

For more information contact:

Name: Sheila Gleeson
Tel:  617-987-0193

J-1 Students Traveling to the United States

The Irish Centers across the United States are hearing from hundreds of students who say that because of the depressed economy in Ireland they are planning to spend their summer working in America. The Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers and Irish Centers in the USA are advising J-1 students who are traveling to America in 2010 that they may find it more difficult to get a job this year. “It is very important that students prepare for their trip prior to arriving in the United States” said Sheila Gleeson the Coalition’s Executive Director. “While the economy has improved here jobs are still difficult to find and accommodation costs continue to be high especially in the cities.

The Emerald Isle Immigration Center and the Aisling Irish Center in New York are just two of the Irish Centers who are making plans to help the hundreds of students that will come to their offices seeking assistance. They are advising every student to have access to at least $2,500 – $3,000 to allow them enough time to get a job and to pay the up front costs of renting an apartment. It is important to realize that securing a job will take time so having enough money is essential. Anyone who has friends and families in the USA are advised to contact them in advance and ask for assistance to find jobs and accommodation. Students should also consider travelling to popular vacation destinations where seasonal work is available.

Irish Centers throughout the United States provide information and support to thousands of J-1 students. They help to orient them to the local areas, to find jobs and accommodation and to resolve any problems that they encounter during their stay here. Siobhan Dennehy, Executive Director of the Emerald Isle Immigration Center says that “we help hundreds of students every year to have a successful experience in the US, this year we have had enquiries from a large number of students who are planning to travel to New York”.

J-1 students who will be close to the Southern border with Mexico should be aware of the continuing violence in border communities in Mexico. While many people safely visit Mexico each year it is important to know that violence in the country has increased significantly. Most of the violence is near the US border, including in Tijuana, and reports of warfare and shoot out’s in the streets among Mexican drug cartels are a regular occurrence. To find out more about the risks of travel to Mexico read the latest warnings/alerts from the US State Department.