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IRIM's Immigration Assistance Program
Serving Chicago's Newcomers with Dignity

 

 

As refugees and immigrants remain in the United States, their status may be adjusted to permanent resident and later, citizen. Others need assistance with travel documents or petitions to bring other relatives to the United Sates.

Unfortunately, dealing with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS, formerly the INS) can be a daunting experience that means long lines, and even longer forms. To assist newcomers through this bureaucratic maze, IRIM's Immigration Services Program provides clients with high quality, personal attention at a reasonable, often-negligible cost.

The Immigration Program provides:

Free Citizenship Classes-These classes are taught throughout the city and suburbs to provide students with the information they need to pass the citizenship exam, and learn what is involved in the citizenship interview process.

Our experienced staff also provides assistance in the following areas:

  • Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
  • Visa processing
  • Counselor processing
  • Work authorization
  • Travel documents
  • Immediate relative petitions
  • VAWA petitions for women who need to self-petition for immigration relief without relying on an abusive spouse
  • Asylum applications


Recently, our efforts to assist immigrants have extended to the Chicago suburb, Waukegan, where our goal is to provide quality immigration service through our community outreach program. In Waukegan, as in other communities with a large immigrant population, IRIM is able to provide "Know Your Rights" seminars through the assistance of local congregations and community social service providers thus educating the public of their rights in the United States.

Donate now to help refugees and immigrants to attain their US Citizenship.

For more information about IRIM's Immigration Program, please contact:


Uptown Chicago Office

4753 N. Broadway, Suite 401
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: (773) 989-5647
Fax: (773) 989-0484
E-mail: irim@irim.org

Waukegan Office
1020 Glen Flora Avenue, Suite 204
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 244-4342 phone
(847) 244-4371 fax
E-mail: irimwaukegan@sbcglobal.net
mhoyos@irim.org

Other Services

4753 N. Broadway, Suite 401 - Chicago, Illinois 60640-4907
Telephone: (773) 989-5647 - Fax: (773) 989-0484
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