World Relief (Aurora Office)
The Immigration Legal Services team at World Relief DuPage provides high quality, low bono legal advice and representation with immigration benefits such as visas, green cards, and citizenship to keep families together and ensure legal stability and authorization to work. We seek to fill the gap in legal services for those who can’t afford private attorneys by ensuring access to accurate immigration law counsel.
| Counties served: |
Cook, De Kalb, Du Page, Kankakee, Will |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
No |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Humanitarian Parole, Naturalization/Citizenship, P1 or P2 for Afghans, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Non-legal services: |
Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Housing referrals, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, Psychological or psychiatric services |
| Languages spoken: |
English, French, Spanish, Access to Afghan, Ukrainian interpreting services |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
1 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
No |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
1 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
2 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
World Relief |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Kevin Woehr
630.462.7660 x 1027
|
