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MOIA Immigration Legal Support Centers
MOIA Immigration Legal Support Hotline
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MOIA Immigration Legal Support Centers

MOIA Immigration Legal Support Hotline

Asylum Seeker Legal Assistance Network

Haitian Response Initiative

NYS DREAM Act Application Assistance

Rapid Response Legal Collaborative


MOIA Immigration Legal Support Centers

The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs has multiple Legal Support Centers across the City that offers New Yorkers free, safe immigration legal help. These centers are housed in community sites, public health facilities, public schools, and libraries. Services are provided in your language. Your immigration status does not matter.

The MOIA Immigration Legal Support Centers provide:

Free legal screenings to find out if you qualify for any immigration benefit

Free legal help from an experienced attorney or accredited representative for a range of cases including:

Citizenship

Green card applications and renewals

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

Referrals to City-funded and community-based resources and support services

This program is intended to serve individuals who meet the following criteria:

New York City resident

Income eligible (200% of the Federal Poverty Level)

Each MOIA Immigration Legal Support Center has strong immigration legal expertise, local community ties, and cultural and linguistic competence that help them meet community specific needs.

You can call the City-funded, free, and safe MOIA Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 800-354-0365, or call 311 and say, "Immigration Legal," between 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday to Friday, to get:

Answers to immigration policy questions

Information on how and where to find City-funded, free, and safe immigration legal help

Please note that the MOIA Immigration Legal Support Hotline does not schedule people for legal appointments directly. For more information on how to find a provider that speaks your language and near your neighborhood, please call the MOIA Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 800-354-0365. Additionally, if your annual household income is more than 200% of the Federal Poverty Level, you may not be eligible to receive services from certain City-funded legal service providers.

You may also visit the service sites listed below. Due to high demand, it is not guaranteed that there will be available appointments for screenings. This page is organized by the type of program the provider is in: CBOs, Hospitals, Libraries, and Schools.

MOIA Immigration Legal Support Centers

Community Sites

African Communities Together

Address: 127 West 127th Street, Suite 221, New York, NY 10027

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Phone Number: (347) 746-2281

Language(s) Spoken: English, French, Mandingo (Bambara, Dioula, Malinke), Wolof, Pular, Fulani, Arabic

Referral / Intake Tool: Please call the phone number above or email info@africans.us or nylegal@africans.us.

African Services Committee

Address: 429 West 127th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10027

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Phone Number: (212) 222-3882

Language(s) Spoken: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Wolof

Referral / Intake: Please call the phone number above, at extension 2173.

Arab American Association of New York

Address: 6803 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11220

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Phone Number: (718) 745-3523

Language(s) Spoken: English, Arabic

Referral / Intake: Please call the phone number above; reception will collect basic information, such as name, phone number, type of appointment, borough, language, etc., and navigators will give a call back.

BronxWorks

Address: 1130 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10456

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Phone Numbers:

General Line: (718) 508-3200

Attorney 1: (929) 999-4257

Attorney 2: (718) 508-3091

Language(s) Spoken: English, Spanish, French

Referral / Intake: Please call Attorney 1 or Attorney 2 (phone numbers provided above) or email mnelson@bronxworks.org or alopez@bronxworks.org

CAMBA

Address: 20 Snyder Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Phone Number: (718) 940-6311

Language(s) Spoken: Spanish, Haitian Creole

Referral / Intake: Please call the phone number above to schedule an appointment.

Caribbean Women’s Health Association

Address: 3512 Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM; third Saturday of the month, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Phone Number: (929) 399-8070, please press 1 (immigration department)

Language(s) Spoken: English, Haitian Creole, Spanish

Center for Family Life

Address: 443 39th Street, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11225

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Phone Number: (718) 438-9500

Language(s) Spoken: Spanish

Referral / Intake: Please call the phone number above to schedule an appointment.

Chhaya CDC

Address: 3743 77th Street, 2nd Floor, Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Phone Number: (718) 478-3848

Language(s) Spoken: Bengali, Spanish, Guyanese Creole

Also Available: Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, Nepali, Tibetan, Punjabi

Referral / Intake: Please call the phone number above and either dial the navigator’s extension or go to the general line to leave a voicemail or speak with someone.

Chinese American Planning Council

Address: 133-14 41st Avenue, Flushing, NY 11355

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Phone Number: (718) 358-8899

Language(s) Spoken: Mandarin, Cantonese, English

Referral / Intake: Please call the phone number above. Additionally, you can walk in and speak to the front desk, who will advise you on who and what number you should call at CPC for an appointment. Please note that an appointment is needed to access the building beyond the first floor.

Haitian Americans United for Progress (HAUP)

Addresses:

1760 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226

209-05 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NY 11428

Phone Numbers:

Brooklyn: (718) 233-1186

Queens: (929) 474-9417

Email: info@haupinc.org

Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement

Address: 10-25 41st Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Phone Number: (718) 784-7447, ext. 129

Language(s) Spoken: English, Spanish

Referral / Intake: Please call the phone number above during the hours of operation. New clients will only be seen by appointment.

Make the Road New York

Brooklyn

Address: 301 Grove Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM

Phone Number: (718) 418-7690

Language(s) Spoken: English, Spanish

Referral / Intake: Please call the phone number above.

Queens

Address: 92-10 Roosevelt Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM

Phone Number: (718) 565-8500

Language(s) Spoken: English, Spanish

Referral / Intake: Please call the phone number above.

Staten Island

Address: 161 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10302

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM

Phone Number: (718) 727-1222

Language(s) Spoken: English, Spanish

Referral / Intake: Please call the phone number above.

MinKwon Center for Community Action

Address: 133-29 41st Avenue, Suite 202, Flushing, NY 11355

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Phone Number: (718) 460-5600

Language(s) Spoken: Korean, Spanish, Mandarin

Referral / Intake: Please call the phone number above or email immigration@minkwon.org.

Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation

Address

Bronx: 8 Clinton Place, Bronx, NY 10453

Manhattan: 45 Wadsworth Avenue, New York, NY 10033

Hours of Operation: Wednesdays, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Phone Number: (929) 512-4496

Language(s) Spoken: English, Spanish, French

Referral / Intake: Please call the phone number above during the hours of operation to speak with a navigator. New clients

will not

be received via walk-in or through the website.

Sunnyside Community Services

Address: 43-31 39th Street, Sunnyside, NY 11104

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Phone Number: (718) 784-6173, ext. 513

Language(s) Spoken: English, Spanish

Referral / Intake: Please call the phone number above.

Hospitals

New York Legal Assistance Group is a partner that works with the New York City’s hospital systems. More information about this agency will be provided soon.

Libraries

Immigrant Justice Corps is a partner that works with the New York City’s library systems. To learn more about where they can get legal services, reach out to the organization below.

Immigrant Justice Corps

Address: 17 Battery place, Suite 331, New York, NY 10004

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM

Phone Number: (212) 407-3417

Language(s) Spoken: English, Spanish

Referral / Intake: Please reach out to Supervising Accredited Representative Geovanny Gutierrez Vivar at ggutierrez@justicecorps.org with referrals, and please cc Lauren Migliaccio at lmigliaccio@justicecorps.org.

Schools

Catholic Charities Community Services

Address: 80 Maiden Lane, 13th Floor, Manhattan, NY 10038

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Phone Number: (646) 794-3719

Language(s) Spoken: Spanish, French, Haitian Creole, Polish, Portuguese, Arabic, Albanian

Referral / Intake: Callers will be pre-screened to triage to the appropriate program if they are qualified.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Who funds the MOIA Immigration Legal Support Centers?

The MOIA Immigration Legal Support Centers is a partnership between the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, the Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration, and the City University of New York.

Who runs the MOIA Immigration Legal Support Centers?

Each MOIA Immigration Legal Support Center is hosted by a community-based organization or legal services provider throughout all five boroughs of New York.

Who is eligible to receive services from a MOIA Immigration Legal Support Center?

Immigrants who reside in New York City whose annual household income is less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Level are eligible to receive services. Please contact one of the sites above to learn how to access services.

I am concerned about sharing information about me and my family. How do I know my information is safe?

Your information will be completely confidential and held by the organization helping you with your case. Your sensitive information will not be shared with others.

What if I can’t afford legal help?

Services provided by the MOIA Immigration Legal Support Centers are free. While the federal government charges a fee to submit certain immigration-related applications, fee waivers may be available to qualifying applicants.

What happens to immigrants who are not eligible for a change in their immigration status?

The MOIA Immigration Legal Support Centers provide a full, comprehensive immigration legal screening for everyone served by the program. Even if an attorney reviews your case and tells you that you are not eligible for a change in immigration status, there may be other immigration legal options or social services available to you and your family. Only a qualified immigration legal advocate can advise you of these options.

What are the rights of immigrants and immigrant families in New York City?

Please visit this site for a resource guide that lists out the rights of immigrants and immigrant families.