Immigration Institute of the Bay Area (Oakland Office)
The International Institute of the Bay Area, founded in 1918 with offices in 4 counties within the San Francisco Bay Area, helps families that have been separated to reunify through family visa petitions, gain citizenship, and access a variety of other services.
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Immigration Court |
| Non-legal services: |
Citizenship / Civics classes |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender |
| Languages spoken: |
Cantonese Chinese, English, French, German, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
3 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
| 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: |
1 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asista, Immigration Advocates Network, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Eleonore Zwinger
(510) 451-2846 ext. 335
|
| Executive Director: |
Ellen Dumesnil
(510) 451-2846
|
| Last contact date: |
December 12, 2017 |
| Administrator comments: |
8/15/12: added DACA
1/30/13: tickler, but only partially updated
4/2/14: tickler
12/12/14: tickler
5/19/16: tickler
12 Dec 2017: tickler |
| IAN Members? |
No |
