Legal Aid Organizations
Immigration Institute of the Bay Area
Oakland Location:
476 3rd Street, Oakland, CA 94607
Fremont Location:
39055 Hastings Street, Suite 2020, Fremont, CA 94538
Areas of Legal Assistance:
Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, DACA Employment authorization, Naturalization/Citizenship, Family Reunification, U visas, VAWA petitions, Deportation
Services:
- Clinics
- General Immigration Consultations
- Help completing forms
- Filings with USCIS
Fees: Sliding Scale
Languages: English, Spanish, Farsi, Chinese, German, and Urdu
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach
310 8th Street, Suite 305, Oakland CA 94607
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach website
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach contact form
Monday – Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Areas of Legal Assistance:
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, DACA, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, TPS, U visas, VAWA petitions
Services:
- Help completing forms
- Filings with USCIS
- Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews)
- Representation before the Immigration Court
Fees: Free to those receiving public benefits/low income. Others on a sliding scale
Languages: Cantonese Chinese, Chinese, English, Farsi, Filipino, Hindi, Hmong, Ilocano, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese
Bay Area Legal Aid
1735 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94612
Legal Advice Line: 1-800-551-5554
Monday: 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Thursday: 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Areas of Legal Assistance:
VAWA self-petitions, U Visa petitions, T Visa petitions, Special Immigration Juvenile Status (SIJS), Adjustment of Status for U, T, VAWA and SIJS petitioners
Services:
- Help completing forms
- Filings with USCIS
- Representation before the Immigration Court
Fees: Free for low-income tenants
Languages: Cantonese Chinese, Chinese, English, Mandarin Chinese, Punjabi, Spanish, Vietnamese
Catholic Charities East Bay
433 Jefferson St, Oakland, CA 94607
Catholic Charities East Bay website
Catholic Charities East Bay email
Monday – Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Areas of Legal Assistance:
Family-Based Visa Petitions, Fiancé Visas, Consular Processing, Inadmissibility Waivers, Remove Conditions on Residency, Permanent Residency (Green Card) Application and Renewal, Naturalization/U.S. Citizenship, DACA, VAWA, U-VISA, TPS, Travel Documents (Advance Parole)
Services:
- Legal Consultations
- Request of Immigration Records (FOIA)
- Help completing forms
- Filings with USCIS
- Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews),
- Representation before the Immigration Court,
Fees: Sliding Scale
Languages: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
Centro Legal de la Raza
3400 E. 12th Street Oakland, CA 94601
(510) 437-1554
Centro Legal de la Raza website
Monday – Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
East Bay Community Law Center
2921 Adeline St. Berkeley, CA 94703
East Bay Community Law Center email
East Bay Community Law Center website
Monday – Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Areas of Legal Assistance:
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, DACA, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, TPS, U visas, VAWA petitions
Services:
- Help completing forms
- Filings with USCIS
- Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews)
- Representation before the Immigration Court
- Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Fees: No Fees/Free
Languages: English, French, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu
Pars Equality Center
Family Resource Center,39155 Liberty Street, Suite F-610, Fremont CA 94537
Areas of Legal Assistance:
Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, DACA, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Humanitarian Parole, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, U visas, VAWA petitions
Services:
- Help completing forms
- Filings with USCIS
Fees: Nominal Fees Charged
Languages: Armenian, Azerbaijani, Dari, English, Farsi, French, Pashto, Persian, Spanish, Urdu
Social Justice Collaborative
1832 Second St. Berkeley, CA 94710
Social Justice Collaborative email
Social Justice Collaborative website
Monday – Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Areas of Legal Assistance:
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, DACA, Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, Habeas Corpus, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, TPS, U visas, VAWA petitions
Services:
- Help completing forms
- Filings with USCIS
- Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews)
- Representation before the Immigration Court
- Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
- Federal court appeals
Fees: Nominal Fees May Be Charged
Languages: English, Spanish, Indigenous Guatemalan languages: Mam, K’Iche (Quiche)
Attorney Referrals
Alameda County Bar Association (ACBA) Lawyer Referral Service
Monday: 8:30 am – 12:00pm
Tuesday: 8:30 am – 12:00pm
Thursday: 8:30 am – 12:00pm
Friday: 8:30 am – 12:00pm
(ACBA) Lawyer Referral Service website
Services:
Immigration, Deportation Defense, Visas, Political Asylum
Fees:
Free referrals to two attorneys for 30-minute consultations. Attorneys charge $200 – $400/hour for services.
Bay Area Legal Incubator
125 12th Street, Suite 100-BALI
Oakland, CA 94607
Bay Area Legal Incubator website
Services:
Immigration, Deportation Defense, Visas, Political Asylum
Fees:
Free referrals to two attorneys for 30-minute consultations. Attorneys charge $200 – $400/hour for services.
Other resources
National Immigration Legal Services Directory
National Immigration Legal Services Directory website
Search for immigration legal services providers by state, county, or detention facility. Only nonprofit organizations that provide free or low-cost immigration legal services are included in this directory.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website
Find official forms, practice manuals, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and useful guides on various application or petition requirements.
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