IMMIGRATION AND LEGAL SERVICES

During COVID-19 all services are being provided remotely, with limited in-person services by appointment only. If you need assistance, please complete the forms below by clicking your preferred language, and a team member will reach out within 48 hours. Upcoming events will be listed on our calendar.

citizenship & immigration services

As a DOJ recognized organization, we assist immigrants at varying stages of the immigration process, providing a wide array of application services: citizenship, adjustment of status, Consular processing, family petition, re-entry permit, and the smaller steps in between (passport, interpretation and “Green Card” renewal and replacement. We have adapted an online citizenship program, CitizenshipWorks, for those who can complete the citizenship application online with little or no help. To learn how to set up your account, click here for the video clip in Korean, and here for the video clip in Arabic.

  • For more information, visit https://www.uscis.gov/n-400 and click Instructions for Form N-400.

  • For more information about the Fee Waiver, visit https://www.uscis.gov/i-912 and click Instructions for Form I-912. If your income falls within the guidelines for a reduced fee request, visit https://www.uscis.gov/i-942 for the form I-942 instructions. To check whether you qualify for a reduced fee request, visit https://www.uscis.gov/i-942p for the income guidelines.

  • For upcoming citizenship workshops, please visit our event page. 

  • To register for Citizenship Workshops, Citizenship Classes, or Orientations, please call 773-583-5501.

  • To request service, please follow the intake instructions below.

You may be eligible for other forms of immigrant relief at no cost, including Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Removal of Conditional Residence, U-VISA, T-VISA, VAWA, Asylum and Removal Defense. The maximum charge is up to $50 for the entire application preparation. Check your eligibility by completing an initial screening form. *The applicant should reside in IL at the time of application.

Or scan below for intake form:

COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM

Community Navigators are community members who receive specialized training to provide quality immigration services for their communities in an empowering and effective way. Community Navigators also help communities avoid fraudulent practice of law by bridging local legal service providers with people who need immigration legal service.

Community Navigators who complete all program requirements will receive a $500 stipend. HANA Center has three different Community Navigator Programs:

FREE LEGAL CLINIC

Our free legal clinic volunteer attorneys provide initial direction and advice in Spanish, Korean, and English. Immigrants have great difficulty in accessing or understanding the United States legal system. In addition to the significant monetary barrier for low income families, immigrants also face difficulties in securing legal services that are linguistically and culturally competent. They are often left with no option but self-representation, despite having no legal training or support. This situation too often results in individuals unable to communicate with court officers, and being unable to read and interpret court documents/notices. To address this base language barrier, they often bring friends or their children to provide translation. Nevertheless, because these translators are also unfamiliar with legal terminology, interpretations are often fraught with errors. While low-income immigrants have a great need for legal services (particularly in the areas of immigration, housing, credit and finance, domestic violence, and employment law), they are unable to meet these challenges.