Chinese Mutual Aid Association
The Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA) provides immigrants with the legal and educational tools they need to overcome the hurdles presented by the immigration process.
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
| Non-legal services: |
Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Languages spoken: |
Burmese, Cantonese Chinese, Chinese, English, Filipino, Hindi, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Nepali, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
0 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
1 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
0 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
No |
| Network affiliations: |
Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights |
