Pathway to Citizenship 

 Long  Island 

 

This program provides free citizenship legal services, credentialing of foreign-earned degrees and free financial counseling for lawful permanent residents.

 Refugee Child Unit 

 

This unit conducts legal outreach and intake for unaccompanied children that have resettled in Nassau and Suffolk counties, assessing avenues of legal relief  and representation for children that are currently in deportation proceedings.

 Family Petitions 

 

As a permanent resident or U.S. citizen, you are able to petition for eligible relatives to become lawful permanent residents in the United States.

 Adjustment of Status 

 

This is a process by which an eligible applicant can apply to become a permanent resident of the United States.

 

 

 Deferred Action for 

 Childhood  Arrivals (DACA) 

 

DACA is a program through which individuals who arrived to the U.S. before their 16th birthday and meet other eligibility requirements may apply for work authorization, in addition to not being placed in deportation proceedings or removed from the U.S. for a period of two years.

 Temporary Protected Status 

 (TPS) 

 

 

Temporary Protected Status is granted to individuals that are a national of a country designated for TPS or individuals without nationality who last habitually resided in the designated country and who meet other eligibility requirements.