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Immigration

We provide legal services to educate the public on immigration law and assist low-income immigrants to obtain lawful status, apply for citizenship, and defend against deportation. 

  • Immigration court representation
  • Family-based petitions 
  • Seeking lawful permanent resident status through
    • Family members
    • Asylee or refugee status
    • other
  • Seeking lawful immigration status through having been a survivor of
    • Domestic abuse
    • A violent crime
    • Human trafficking
  • Naturalization and citizenship
  • Waivers, including for certain crimes
  • Public charge information

Unfortunately, we cannot help with nonimmigrant visas (such as student or tourist visas). We also cannot help with employment-based immigration issues.

How To Get Help

For immigration appointments not related to immigration court representation, Call to speak to our intake team, Monday through Friday 9 am – 5 pm

Call 1-877-534-2524     |     TTY 1-800-735-2929

Or send an email using the contact form.

Or come in to one of our 3 office locations.

If you have a deadline associated with your immigration case, be sure to mention this when you call.

Self Help Resources

  • Resources for California’s Immigrant Communities | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General

NATURALIZATION

  • Once you have an appointment, please fill out this Naturalization Questionnaire (English) (Spanish) and bring it with you to your first appointment. ALSO please bring these documents (English) (Spanish) to your appointment.
  • If your appointment is by telephone, please have all this information contained in these documents ready to provide to the legal worker who calls you

IMMIGRATING FAMILY MEMBERS

  • In order to petition to immigrate a family member, you must have proof that you are either a lawful permanent resident or U.S. citizen.  Additional evidence you will need is: 
  1. Immigrating your parent: your birth certificate and your parents’ marriage certificate
  2. Immigrating your child: your child’s birth certificate, and your marriage certificate if the child was born during a marriage
  1. Immigrating your spouse: your marriage certificate and proof of termination of all prior marriages for both you and your spouse
  2. Immigrating  your brother/sister: your birth certificate, your brother or sister’s birth certificate, and your parents’ marriage certificate
  • If your appointment is by telephone, please simply have these documents on hand during the call

IMMIGRATION COURT REPRESENTATION

  • Please have the respondent’s A#, date and time of next hearing, country of birth, best language, criminal history documents, and a brief explanation of how the person came to be in immigration court proceedings.  We represent detained and non-detained individuals in San Diego and Otay Mesa Immigration Court proceedings. Detained individuals and/or their family members can contact our immigration removal defense hotline at 619-738-9832. 
Helpful Information
  • To get information about a pending immigration case (you must have the receipt #), contact U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • To get automated Immigration Court case information, such as next hearing date and case decision information (you must have your A# when you call): 1-800-898-7180
  • For information on medical and psychological resources available to people with asylum claims, contact  Survivors of Torture International
  • You can learn about Human Trafficking and how to identify victims
Other Places to Get Help
  • Mexican Consulate (victims of crimes, victims of domestic abuse, humanitarian parole requests)
  • Employment Discrimination
  • General assistance from 2-1-1 (financial, housing, mental health services, etc.)
​Questionnaires to Help with Your Appointment

Documents to Bring to Your Appointment (if you have them) (English) (Spanish)

Naturalization Questionnaire (English) (Spanish)

Replacement/Renewal of Your Permanent Resident Card - Questionnaire (English) (Spanish)

If you can, please print the relevant questionnaire and fill it out.  This will help to speed up your appointment.  If you cannot print out, please have the answers to all the questions available

Call 1-877-534-2524 and ask to speak to the Immigration Team.

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Our staff give presentations on a variety of issues to community groups, service providers, and others in low-income communities.

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