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Instructions: If you need to check-in with ICE in Chicago, you can use this draft to do so by email. Where there are spaces in yellow, put your information instead of the Spanish words. Please keep your proof of shipment and any confirmation you receive. Be sure to check your email in the future…
Step‐by‐step instructions on how to prepare the forms needed to change your address with the immigration court and government attorneys (Office of Chief Counsel). This information is intended for use by unaccompanied children released from Office of Refugee Resettlement custody, and their…
Resources on this page are for Afghans who are planning to seek asylum and other immigration relief.
Information regarding legal service providers in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana
Form I-589 Application for Asylum (English) (Dari) (Pashto)
Instructions for Form I-589, Application for…
Before Your Appointment:
If you are seeking an appointment for an immigration consultation at NIJC, please first check our website to ensure that we are able to meet your immigration needs.
When you call to request an appointment, please keep in mind that we’re facing an extremely high…
Beginning July 1, 2024, undocumented individuals in Illinois became eligible to obtain standard driver’s licenses which can be used for identification. The licenses are labeled with the words “Federal Limits Apply.”
The driver’s licenses replace the previously available Illinois Temporary…
On January 2, 2013, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released new rules regarding the permanent residence application process which will benefit immediate family members of U.S. citizens. It is not a change in the law, only a change in procedure. DHS officials say the new rules will take…