Can I write letters if I’m not a US citizen?

Please reference our Terms of Use.

If you are not a US citizen or permanent resident, you may not use the Site or any Content for any purpose in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act’s prohibition on foreign national contributions and expenditures.

In practice, this means that volunteering your time and effort to help write letters is fine, perhaps with a partner or group, but if you’re not a US citizen or permanent resident, you must not spend any money (for instance, on stamps, supplies, and printing costs) on your Vote Forward efforts.

If you are a permanent resident, we welcome your participation, but because Vote Forward's letter templates are used almost entirely by registered voters and we don't have a way of providing custom templates, you will need to make a handwritten edit to the letter prompt to fit your situation. For most campaigns, the prompt is, "I vote because ...."