Low Cost Immigration Service Providers

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1 Low Cost Immigration Service Providers Brooklyn The Arab American Family Support Center 150 Court Street 3 rd Floor Brooklyn NY Tel Fax Monday through Friday 9:00am--5:00pm Wednesday and Thursday 10:00am 2:00 pm Bay ridge Avenue Brooklyn NY Tel Fax *Satellite office located: (until September 2010)* Adjustment of Status Consular processing Family based petitions Limitations of service for our regular immigration services: Limitation of Service due to staffing If we cannot handle the case we will make referrals 1

2 CAMBA 2211 Church Avenue, room 301 Brooklyn New York Tel Fax VAWA Adjustment of Status Monday through Friday 9:00am--5:00pm Wednesday and Thursday 9am 12 pm Consular Processing Asylum Removal defense For individuals who have obtained Refugee or Asylee status: Filing I-730s Adjustment of status for the Refugee/Asylee Limitations of service for our regular immigration services: Must be Brooklyn residents Low income Refugee/Asylee program: Must reside in one of five boroughs Low income Caribbean Women s Health Association, Inc Church Avenue Brooklyn, NY Tel: Fax:

3 Catholic Migration Services th Street Brooklyn, NY Tel Fax : VAWA Adjustment of status Consular processing Housing Will not represent detainees Will represent people in removal proceedings Must reside within 50 states Limitations of service for our immigration services: Must be Brooklyn or Queens residents Tuesday & Thursday 9:00am to 4:00pm Asylum Perm, non-immigrant worker Student Visas Immigration Employment legal matters Will represent people with criminal history but with our discretion Does not matter about legal status We charge nominal fees. Central American Legal Assistance 240 Hooper Street Brooklyn, New York, Tel Fax Monday through Friday 9:30am to 4:30pm Asylum Deportation/removal defense Temporary protected status NACARA Spanish-speaking immigrants only 3

4 CUNY Citizenship Now! Medgar Evers College Immigration Center 1150 Carroll Street, Room 226 Brooklyn, NY Tel Family petitions Adjustment of status Consular processing Certificates of citizenship Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 9:00am--6:00pm Replacement of lost/damaged immigration documents Diversity visa lottery entries Consultations on all immigration matters Participants should be NYC residents If we cannot handle the case we will make referrals Juan Neumann Center th Street Brooklyn, NY Tel Polish American Community Services, Inc. (PAX) 112B Nassau Avenue Brooklyn, NY Tel Fax

5 Safe Horizon Immigration Law Project 50 Court St Room 800 Brooklyn NY Tel Fax ww.safehorizon.org VAWA's and U's Adjustments Family petitions Need to have a low income to qualify for free services. Otherwise we charge a nominal fee No catchment area Consular processing Defense of removal Asylum SIJ No representation of individuals who have a conviction for a violent crime No detained cases. No employment based cases Sanctuary for Families 350 Jay Street, 15th Floor Brooklyn, NY Tel: (212) ext. 246 Hours of operation Monday-Friday 9 am and 3 pm Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton-Manhattan Beach, Inc Coney Island Avenue Brooklyn, NY Tel Fax Monday-Thursday 8:30 am-9:00pm Friday 8:30am-5:00pm Sunday 9:00am-5:00pm 5

6 South Side Community Mission 250 Hooper Street Brooklyn, New York Mailing Address: 280 Marcy Avenue Brooklyn, New York Adjustment of status Consular processing Tel 718) Fax 718) Monday through Friday 9:00am--5:00pm Monday through Friday 9:00am--5:00pm Family petition I-90 I-131 Will not represent people with criminal history Will not represent detainees If we cannot handle the case we will make referrals Will not represent people in removal proceedings United Methodist Committee on Relief Justice For Our Neighbors (Attorneys on Staff) 1) John Wesley United Methodist Church 260 Quincy Street Brooklyn, NY Tel: (718) (to volunteer or to make client appointments) (In Bedford-Stuyvesant b/w Bedford and Nostrand, 3 blocks from Bedford/Nostrand 6

7 Bronx CUNY Citizenship Now! Hostos Community College Immigration Center 427 Walton Avenue, T-501 Bronx, NY Tel Family petitions Adjustment of status Consular processing Certificates of citizenship Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 9:30am--4:30pm Replacement of lost/damaged immigration documents Diversity visa lottery entries Consultations on all immigration matters Participants should be NYC residents If we cannot handle the case we will make referrals 7

8 Emerald Isle Immigration Center 4275 Katonah Avenue Bronx, NY Tel Fax : /citizenship Family-based petitions and adjustment of status applications Consular processing Hours of Operation: Mon, Tue & Wed 9:30-5:30 Thu 9:30-8 Fri rd Sat each month VAWA Removal of conditional residence petitions Green card renewal/replacements Assist NYC residents and Irish citizens No representation of individuals in removal proceedings Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice 1384 Stratford Avenue Bronx New York Tel Fax VAWA Adjustment of status Consular processing Detention Referral Asylum Referral Special Immigrant Juvenile Status None If we cannot handle a case we will make referrals 8

9 Long Island Nassau County Education and Assistance Corp. (EAC) 50 Clinton Street Hempstead, NY Tel Fax La Fuerza Unida 1 School Street Suite 320 Glen Cove NY Tel Nassau County Hispanic Foundation, Inc. Immigration Law Service 233 Seventh Street, 3 rd Floor Garden City, NY Tel Unidad Civica Hispano Americana de New York P.O. Box 246 Glen Cove, NY

10 Suffolk County Catholic Charities Diocese of Rockville Center Immigration Offices 143 Schleigel Boulevard Amityville, NY Tel Manhattan 1199SEIU Citizenship Program 330 W. 42 nd Street New York, NY -3 rd fl Mailing Address: P.O. Box 0048 New York, NY N-400 I-90 N-565 N-648 FOIA s Tel Fax Monday through Friday 9:00am--5:00pm Monday through Friday 10:00am--3:00pm AR-11 InfoPass appointments We are accredited and sign G-28 s for all applicants Applicants must be members of 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers East Union 10

11 African Services Committee 429 W. 127 Street New York, NY Tel Fax Monday-Friday 9:00 am-5:00pm (Schedule varies) SCHEDULE VARIES PLEASE CALL IN ADVANCE. Adjustment of status Visa extension Medical visa application Asylum Withholding CAT Cancellation of removal VAWA U and T visa Removal defense We represent detained asylum seekers. African Hope Committee, Inc. 441 Convent Avenue, Suite 4D New York, NY Tel Fax Family and Employment Based Immigration Detention and Deportation and Citizenship Asylum Monday-Friday 9:30am-5:30pm 12:00pm-6:00pm Lawful Permanent Residency/Green- Card Consular Visa VAWA Deferred Action 11

12 Americans for Equality 111 Division Street New York, NY Tel Cabrini Immigrant Service 139 Henry Street New York, NY Tel Fax: Intake hours: Monday-Friday Catholic Charities Community Services Archdiocese of New York 1011 First Avenue, 12th Floor New York, NY Tel Fax Hours of Operation: Most immigration matters, Intake for Citizenship: Tuesdays 1:30 pm--5:30pm Intake for TPS and Deferred Action for Haitians: Wednesdays 3:00pm 6:00pm Intake for General Immigration: Thursdays 8:30 am--11 am Does not handle employment-based immigration Does not handle affirmative asylum applications Does not handle removal cases involving criminal convictions. Generally does not represent detainees or people with serious criminal convictions. 12

13 City Bar Justice Center 42 W 44 th Street New York, NY Refugee Assistance Project Immigration Women and Children Project Fax for The Refugee Assistance Project Clients who are seeking asylum Assists with filing relative petitions and obtaining asylum related benefits (employment authorization, refugee travel documents, and LPR) for The Immigrant Women and Children Project Assists survivors of violence, abuse, and human trafficking in legalizing their immigration status (VAWA, U and T visas) Assists in filing for benefits associated with these visas. Neither project represents people in removal proceedings or prisoners Clients must reside in the NYC Metropolitan area. Church World Service (CWS) 475 Riverside Dr. Suite 700 New York, NY Tel Wednesdays and Thursdays 13

14 CUNY Citizenship Now! CUNY Express 560 West 181st Street New York, NY Tel 212) Family petitions Adjustment of status Consular processing Certificates of citizenship Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 11:00am--7:00pm Replacement of lost/damaged immigration documents Diversity visa lottery entries Consultations on all immigration matters Participants should be NYC residents If we cannot handle the case we will make referrals Episcopal Migration Ministries The Episcopal Church Center 815 Second Avenue New York, NY Tel

15 Gay Men s Health Crisis, INC. 446 West 33 rd Street New York, NY Tel or HIV positive individuals only Call for an appointment and must be living in one of the five boroughs of New York City Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS, Inc.) 333 Seventh Avenue, 16 th floor New York, NY Tel Fax Limited asylum and detention services Asylum cases represented by HIAS are determined by the funding criteria We primarily accept cases of persecuted scholars, scientists, artists, and professionals. HIV Law Project 15 Maiden Lane, 18th Floor New York, NY Phone Fax

16 Human Rights First th Avenue, 13 th Floor New York, NY Tel Fax Asylum only Must reside in NY metropolitan area (NY/NJ) Low income Monday through Friday 9:00am to 5:30pm None No criminal history Immigration Equality 40 Exchange Place Suite 1705 New York, NY Tel Fax Asylum cases based on sexual orientation, HIV-status and/or transgender Identity Assistance with transgender marriage based petitions No limitation on general informational services for LGBT/HIV+ immigrants and their families Direct legal services are limited to LGBT/HIV+ immigrants who cannot afford private counsel determined on a case by case basis Our firms have offices in D.C., California, and Texas, and have Monday through Friday 9:30am--5:30pm Monday through Friday 9:30am to 5:30pm Assistance with transgender identity documents issues. We accept collect calls from LGBT/HIV+ detainees from all parts of the United States. Most of the law firms that take cases from us on a pro bono basis do so for clients in NYC and the surrounding areas, though our intake hotline is open for national inquiries. taken cases from us for clients from those regions, but not often 16

17 International Rescue Committee 122 E. 42nd Street, 11th Floor New York, NY 10168, Tel Fax Monday-Friday 9am-4pm Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrants Rights 665 W. 182 St 1st Floor New York, NY Tel Fax Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation 76 Wadsworth Avenue New York, NY Tel Fax Monday-Friday- 9am-5pm Citizenship applications VAWA For VAWA, U-Visa, Battered Spouse Waivers- must reside north of 135th Street from River to River in northern Manhattan or have ties to this area U-Visa Battered Spouse Waivers For Citizenship- Borough of Manhattan Low income 17

18 Sanctuary for Families 67 Wall Street New York, NY Tel Fax The Door A Center of Alternatives, Inc. /Legal Services Center 121 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY Mailing Address: 555 Broome St New York, NY, Tel Fax Monday through Friday 9:00am--9:00pm U-visa T-visa Family-based petitions ages 12 to 21 only The Legal Aid Society-Immigration Law Unit 199 Water Street, 3 rd Floor New York, NY Tel The New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) 450 West 33 rd Street, 11 th Floor New York, NY

19 United Jewish Council of the East Side 235 East Broadway New York, NY United Methodist Committee on Relief Justice For Our Neighbors Chinese United Methodist Church 69 Madison Street New York, NY Tel Queens Asian Americans for Equality th Avenue Flushing, NY Tel Catholic Migration Office Queens Blvd Sunnyside, NY Tel Fax Every Friday 9:30am to 4:00pm 19

20 : VAWA Adjustment of status Consular processing Will not represent detainees Will represent people in removal proceedings Must reside within 50 states Asylum Perm, non-immigrant worker Student Visa s Will represent people with criminal history but with our discretion Does not matter about legal status We charge nominal fees. CUNY Citizenship Now! Flushing Immigration Center Prince Street, Suite 2B Flushing, NY Tel 718) Family petitions Adjustment of status Consular processing Certificates of citizenship Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 9:30am to 4:30pm Replacement of lost/damaged immigration documents Diversity visa lottery entries Consultations on all immigration matters Participants should be NYC residents If we cannot handle the case we will make referrals 20

21 CUNY Citizenship Now! York College Immigration Center Welcome Center Atrium Guy R. Brewer Blvd Jamaica, NY Tel 718) Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 10:30am--5:00pm Family petitions Adjustment of status Consular processing Certificates of citizenship Replacement of lost/damaged immigration documents Diversity visa lottery entries Consultations on all immigration matters Participants should be NYC residents If we cannot handle the case we will make referrals Emerald Isle Immigration Center Woodside Avenue Woodside, NY Tel Fax : /citizenship Family-based petitions and adjustment of status applications Consular processing Hours of Operation: Mon & Tue 9-8, Wed & Thu 9-5, Fri st and 3 rd Sat each month VAWA Removal of conditional residence petitions Green card renewal/replacements 21

22 Assist NYC residents and Irish citizens No representation of individuals in removal proceedings Immigration Advocacy Services Steinway Street Astoria, New York Tel Fax Monday-Thursday 9am-4:30pm; Friday 9am-1pm Sanctuary for Families nd Avenue Kew Gardens, NY Monday-Friday 9 am and 3 pm The MinKwon Center for Community Action st Avenue 3 rd Floor Flushing, NY Tel Fax Monday through Friday 9:00am to 6:00pm : (N-400 & N-600) Adjustment of Status Korean and Chinese Americans due to language capacity 22

23 Queens Legal Services Sutphin Boulevard Suite 260 Jamaica, NY Tel Crescent Street Long Island City, NY Tel United Methodist Committee on Relief Justice For Our Neighbors La Promesa Presbyterian Mission of Flushing Barclay Avenue Flushing, NY Tel Staten Island CUNY Citizenship Now! College of Staten Island, El Centro, and Project Hospitality Immigration Center at The Help Center 514 Bay Street Staten Island, NY Tel 718) Consular processing Certificates of citizenship Hours of Operation: Mondays 3:00pm--8:00pm Family petitions Adjustment of status Diversity visa lottery entries 23

24 Replacement of lost/damaged immigration documents Consultations on all immigration matters Participants should be NYC residents If we cannot handle the case we will make referrals Upstate Albany County Catholic Charities Diocese of Albany 40 North Main Avenue Albany, NY Tel Fax Empire Justice Center 119 Washington Ave. Albany, New York Phone , ex

25 U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants 991 Broadway, Suite 223 Albany, NY Tel Fax Erie County Bar Association Volunteer lawyers project, Inc. 237 Main Street Suite 1000 Buffalo, NY Tel Fax Erie County Journey s End refugee Services Inc 184 Barton Street Buffalo, NY Tel VIVE 50 Wyoming Avenue Buffalo, NY Tel Fax

26 Livingston County Geneseo Migrant Center 27 Lackawanna Ave. Mt. Morris, New York Tel (585) Saathi of Rochester 7 Dugway Road Dansville, NY Monroe County Catholic Family Center 87 N. Clinton Ave. Rochester NY Tel (585) Fax (585) Refugee and C/H entrant clients adjustment EAD Travel docs Replacement of lost docs C/H parole issues NO services to the undocumented If we cannot handle a case we will make referrals 26

27 Legal Aid Society of Rochester One West Main Street Room 800 Rochester, NY Tel Fax Oneida County Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees 309 Genesee Street Utica, NY Tel Fax Oswego County Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) 179 County Route 64 Mexico, NY Tel

28 Rockland County Rockland Community Development Council for Immigration Assistance 22 Main Street Monsey, NY Westchester County Cabrini Immigrant Services 21 Cedar Street Dobbs Ferry, NY Tel My Sisters Place One Water Street, 3 rd floor White Plains, NY Tel hr emergency number Fax U visa T visa VAWA Removal defense Adjustment of status Domestic violence/gender asylum Special Immigrant Juvenile Status 28

29 Services only provided to victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, and/or sexual assault. Clients should usually reside in Westchester County (willing to take intakes from Bronx) for most cases For trafficking will serve Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Ulster, Orange, Dutchess and Sullivan counties. Will not represent people with a history of being perpetrators of domestic violence. United Methodist Committee on Relief Justice For Our Neighbors South Presbyterian Church in Yonkers 112 Radford Street, Yonkers, NY, Tel Westchester Hispanic Coalition 46 Waller Avenue White Plains, New York Tel Fax