Immigration & Legal Services

Hope CommUnity Center has been providing Legal Immigration Services since March 2015. The Center is recognized by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Legal Access Programs.

 

There are some of the services HCC offers:

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• Naturalization (Citizenship).

• Family Petitions

• Adjustment of Status.

• Consular process.

• Removal of Conditions.

• Fiancée Visas.

• Legal Permanent Residency Renewals and Replacements.

• U visa – Victims of Crimes.

• T visa – Victims of Human   Trafficking.

• VAWA – Victims of Domestic   Violence.

• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

• Temporary Protected Status TPS.

• FOIA – Freedom of Information.

• Translations.

• Notarizations.

Hope CommUnity Center offers citizenship preparation classes to lawful permanent residents of the U.S. in HCC’s Pathways to Citizenship program. These classes are offered in 8-week cycles and combine civics and English language instruction.

 

What to Expect

Adults seeking to enroll in the Pathways to Citizenship classes at Hope CommUnity Center are given a CASAS assessment which measures English proficiency and then placed in Level II, or Level III. Students progress through the various levels until they and their instructors determine that they are ready to successfully take and pass the Naturalization Test and become United States citizens.

 

Interview Practice

Intensive interview practice prepares students for the USCIS Naturalization interview. A volunteer mock interviewer asks questions about the N-400 Application and tests dictation and reading skills. The mock interview is only available to active students.

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Voter Education

Hope CommUnity Center is committed to the education and consciousness raising necessary to empower our community to go out and vote. Voter education includes an understanding of the many ways to vote in Florida (early voting, absentee ballots, and day-of-election voting), election day processes, and candidates’ campaign platforms and values.