Volunteer Guide

IRIS - Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services

  • Location:
    235 Nicoll St
    2nd Floor
    New Haven, CT 06511
  • Phone:
    (203) 562-2769
  • Fax:
    (203) 562-1798
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

IRIS - Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services offers immigration legal services at a nominal fee to IRIS refugee clients. Our services are limited to IRIS refugee clients who wish to adjust status, naturalize, or petition for family members to join them in the United States.

State served: Connecticut

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Health services, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services, Social services
Languages spoken: English
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Appointments only.

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: 0
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 2

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Church World Service, Episcopal Migration Ministries