Preparing For Your Case

Below are instructions on the documents you will need to bring to your initial consultation, depending on the type of immigration benefit for which you believe you qualify:

DACA RENEWAL 

  • Money order or check for $495
  • 2 Passport style photos
  • Your current/most recent work permit
  • Your previous DACA application(s)
  • If you have been arrested or convicted of a crime, you may need to bring court dispositions. 

VAWA/U visa/T Visa 

  • Police report or information about crime suffered 
  • Proof of legal status and proof of relationship if abuser is an immediate relative and a lawful permanent resident or US citizen
  • Form of identification 

If you believe you have a U Visa case, you should bring a complete report of the crime from the appropriate police department or from the Department of Children and Family Services.

FAMILY PETITIONS

  • Birth certificate
  • Marriage Certificate
  • Certificate of naturalization or permanent resident card
  • Divorce or death certificate(s), if applicable

PERMANENT RESIDENCY RENEWAL

  • Permanent Resident card
  • Money order or check for $540
  • If applying for a fee waiver, a letter providing verification of benefits that is signed and/or stamped by your social worker
  • If you have been arrested or convicted of a crime, please bring a certified final court disposition(s)

NATURALIZATION

  • Permanent Resident card
  • Birth certificate
  • If you have been arrested or convicted of a crime, please bring a certified final court disposition(s)
  • Passport(s) you have used to travel after you became a permanent resident
  • Dates of travel outside the U.S. for the past five years
  • Marriage or divorce certificate, if applicable

TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE STATUS (TPS) RENEWAL

  • Work authorization card
  • Your previous TPS application(s)
  • If you have been arrested or convicted of a crime, please bring a certified final court disposition(s)
  • Passport if you have traveled outside the U.S. with advanced parole