Immigration & Naturalization Legal Services
El Concilio California has been a leading provider of free and low-cost bilingual citizenship preparation and immigration legal services since 1968, offering comprehensive assistance for naturalization applications, legal permanent resident status, renewals, eligibility screenings, and more.
El Concilio California’s Immigration Legal Services team assists immigrants, refugees, Dreamers, and victims of domestic violence, ensuring access to vital services and pathways to citizenship. Led by experienced immigration attorneys and supported by immigration paralegals, services include citizenship, permanent residency, DACA, family petitions, green card petitions and renewals, and more.
Our programs focus on immigrant integration and empowerment, promoting self-sufficiency, safety, and stability in low-income immigrant communities.
- Citizenship & naturalization assistance
- Legal permanent resident status & renewals
- Eligibility screenings
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
- Family petitions
- Green card petitions & renewals
- Legal Orientation Program for Custodians (LOPC)
- Immigration Court Help Desk (ICH)
- Asylum for Unaccompanied Children
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
- U and T Visas
- Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) immigration options
Service areas vary by program. Please contact us to learn about availability in your community at (209) 644-2600.
Additional Immigration Programs
Legal Orientation Program for Custodians (LOPC) provides legal orientations for custodians of Unaccompanied Children released from Office of Refugee and Resettlement custody.
Immigration Court Help Desk (ICH) is a court-based legal education program for non-detained noncitizens in immigration court proceedings in San Francisco.
Asylum for Unaccompanied Children provides assistance for individuals seeking protection because they have suffered persecution or fear persecution in their home country.
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) is a special immigrant visa category for certain undocumented children.
U and T Visas are non-immigrant visa categories for certain victims of crimes and trafficking. VAWA provides special routes to immigration status for certain battered non-citizens.