Immigration Legal Services

Summary of Services:

•Family visa petitions • Asylum applications • Petitions under the Violence Against Women Act • Removal proceedings • Administrative and appeals • Naturalization services and assistance • Religious visas • Special immigrant petitions for children in foster care • Affidavits of support • Applications for waivers of grounds of inadmissibility • Photographs • Notary public services • Document translation

Who is eligible?

Low-income and middle-income residents of Santa Clara County.

How do I get immigration help?

We accept new cases only through our walk-in consultation process, which is on a first-come, first-served basis - sign-ups for consultations are accepted from 8 to 9 a.m. We offer consultations to the first six walk-in clients on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Removal/deportation or complicated immigration consultations are offered on Thursday. We provide appointments for those who are not seen on our walk-in consultation days.

Are there any fees?

Regular consultations are $50 ($100 for removal/deportation or complicated cases), which must be paid in cash. Follow-up appointments and services are on a sliding scale based on family income and the number of family members.

What languages are spoken?

• Spanish • Vietnamese • Tagalog • Mandarin • Portuguese • Several eastern European and African languages

What volunteer opportunties are available?

Volunteer opportunities are available for attorneys, law students and persons with language-translation skills.

Service sites and operations:

2625 Zanker Road, Suite 201 San Jose, CA 95134 Monday through Friday, 9 - 5 p.m. (408) 944-0691

7950 Church Street Gilroy, CA 95020 Thursday by appointments only. We only assist clients who are residents of South County (Gilroy, San Martin, and Morgan Hill). (408) 842-4808 (immigration) (408) 914-8337 (citizenship)

Eastside Neighborhood Center 2150 Alum Rock Avenue San Jose CA, 95116 Tuesday and Wednesday, 2 – 5 p.m. By appointments only. We only assist clients who are residents of East San Jose. (408) 307-3490