FAQ

Across the country, the IRC’s Immigration Legal Services strive to empower clients through legal processes and facilitate their successful integration in the United States.

What immigration services does the IRC offer?
  • The IRC assists refugees and immigrants in obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status (“Green Card”). 
  • We help qualified Lawful Permanent Residents apply for citizenship and provide civics classes to help prepare them for the citizenship test. 
  • We help reunite refugee and asylee families who have been separated by war and conflict, and assist immigrants and U.S. citizens petition for family members.
  • We support qualified low-income applicants obtain fee waivers from certain USCIS application fees.
  • We assist with applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Unlawful Presence Waivers while supporting Comprehensive Immigration Reform to provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
  • We assist refugees, immigrants and other qualified individuals with a range of other routine immigration matters, such as employment authorization, travel documents and document replacement.  
  • We assist with Temporary Protected Status and Diversity Visa Lottery applications.

In fiscal year 2023, our U.S. immigration staff provided 21,307 legal services to more than 13,000 people. We helped reunify over 700 families and provided asylum services to 400 applicants and their families. The IRC also filed over 1,800 U.S. citizenship applications and almost 1,500 applications for temporary protected status (TPS).

The IRC also provides a wide range of support to refugees and asylum seekers in the U.S.

Which IRC offices provide immigration services?

Immigration and citizenship services are available at the following IRC offices:

How can I help?

Volunteers and interns play an integral role in the IRC's efforts to provide quality comprehensive immigration services to refugees and other immigrants. IRC offices across the U.S. each offer a variety of volunteer and internship opportunities throughout the year, including assistance with English as a second language (ESL) and civics classes. 

Learn more about volunteer opportunities and internships.

If you are unable to volunteer with the IRC, consider donating to support our work.

Donate today to help the IRC deliver critical services to immigrants and refugees in the U.S. and in crisis zones around the world.

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