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Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago - Immigration and Naturalization Services (Shrie of our Lady of Guadalupe)

  • Location:
    1170 N. River Rd
    Rectory - Our Lady od Guadalupe Shrine
    Des Plaines, IL 60016
  • Phone:
    (312) 427-7078
  • Fax:
    (312) 427-3130
  • Contact methods:
    Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Catholic Charities of Chicago provides assistance to U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents going through the immigration process by offering a variety of programs and services.

State served: Illinois

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
Other areas of legal assistance: Family & Juvenile
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Can also serve clients from IN, WI and MI.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 0
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Asista, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Immigration Advocates Network, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Nancy Gavilanes
(312) 382-2707
Executive Director:
Msgr. Michael M. Boland
(312) 655-7171
Types of contact/attempt: Email
Last contact date: December 11, 2017
Administrator comments: 11/19/12: tickler 3/3/14: tickler, clarifying svc info 12/11/14: tickler 4/5/16: tickler 12/11/17: tickler
IAN Members? Yes
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