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Indo-American Center

  • Location:
    6328 N. California Ave.
    Chicago, IL 60659
  • Phone:
    (773) 973-4444 ext. 110
  • Fax:
    (773) 973-0157
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Indo-American Center (IAC) offers services and programs to assist immigrants with the immigration process.

Counties served: Cook, Du Page, Kane, Will

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes, ESL, Language services, Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
Languages spoken: Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Employment authorization services for select cases only. Representation is discretionary based on current case level.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 1
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 2
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Immigration Advocates Network

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Syed Hashmi
(773) 973-4444 ext. 110
Executive Director:
Selma D'souza
(773) 973-4444 ext. 101
Types of contact/attempt: Phone
Last contact date: August 18, 2016
Administrator comments: 11/20/12: tickler 12/6/13: updated by phone 2/26/15: tickler 8/18/16: phone with Selma
IAN Members? Yes
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