CENTRO LEGAL, INC.

Services Provided: Immigration • Violence Against Women (VAWA) • Naturalization.

Clients: Spanish speakers in Minnesota • Victims of torture in Minnesota, North and South Dakota.

Contact Info: 2610 University Avenue West • # 450 St. Paul • MN 55114-1024 • Tel: (651) 642-1890 • Fax: (651) 642-1875 • www.centro-legal.org.

Fees: Nominal fees based on income • Fee waivers available.

Additional Services: Citizenship • Permanent Residency • Family Petitions • Deportation Defense • Asylum • VAWA • U & T Visas • TPS • NACARA.

IMMIGRANT LAW CENTER OF MINNESOTA / OFICINA LEGAL

Services Provided: Immigration. Call for an appointment.

Clients:  Immigration cases located in East Metro Area and 33 counties in Southern Minnesota • Abuse-related immigration cases • Victims of torture in Minnesota, North and South Dakota. All nationalities are served.

Contact Info: 450 North Syndicate Street • Suite 175 St. Paul • MN 55104 • Tel: (651) 641-1011 • Fax: (651) 641-1131 • Toll-free: (800) 223-1368 www.ilcm.org

Fees: Donations are accepted. Must meet income requirements.

Additional Services: Citizenship • Permanent Residency • Family Petitions • Deportation Defense • Asylum • VAWA • U & T Visas • TPS • NACARA • English and Spanish are spoken • Other languages may be accommodated.

MID-MINNESOTA LEGAL ASSISTANCE

Services Provided: Immigration Services at various sites in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota.   

Clients: Must meet income guidelines of 125% of federal poverty income guidelines.

Contact Info: Main Office - 430 1st Avenue North • Suite 300 • Minneapolis, MN • Tel: (612) 332-1441  •  Tel: (612) 334-5970 (new clients) • Fax: (612) 334-5755 www.midmnlegal.org.

Fees: None

Additional Services: Citizenship • Permanent Residency • Family Petitions • Asylum • VAWA • U & T Visas • TPS • NACARA. See website for additional services, dates and locations. English, Spanish, Somali and other languages accomodated depending on location.

Service Locations:

-Main Office: 430 1st Avenue North • Suite 300 • Minneapolis • MN • Tel: (612) 332-1441 • 2nd and 3rd Wednesdays of each month • 9:00 and 11:30

-Brian Coyle Community Center: 420 15th Avenue So. Minneapolis • MN • Tel: (612) 338-5282 • Call for appointment.

-Muslim American Society: 315 E. Lake Street Minneapolis • MN • 1st Tuesday of every month between 1:00 and 3:00.

-Bosnian Women’s Network: 4111 Central Avenue N.E.• Suite 200C • Minneapolis • MN • Tel: (763) 788-0685 • Call to verify dates.

-Somali Benadiri Community of MN: 2 E. Franklin • Suite 9 • Minneapolis • MN • Tel: (612) 879-4326 • Call to verify dates.

-Anoka Human Services Building: 1201 89th Avenue N.E. • Suite 300 • Blaine • MN • 2nd Thursday of each month between 10:00 and 1:00 • Tel: (763) 783-4970 • Call for information.

-Moorhead/Eastern North Dakota: 1015 7th Ave. North Moorhead • MN • 56560 • Tel: (219) 233-8585 or (800) 450-8585 • Call for information.

-Willmar: 620 Litchfield Ave. SW • Suite 101 • Willmar • MN • 56102-1866 Tel: (320) 235-9600 or (888) 360-3666 • Call for information. 

THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

Services Provided: Asylum and related appeals.

Clients: Serves Minnesota clients • Provides limited assistance to clients from North and South Dakota • Staff speak English, French, Polish, Russian and Spanish • Other languages may be accommodated. 

Contact Info: 650 South Third Avenue • Suite 550 • Minneapolis • MN • 55402 • Tel: (612) 341-3302 • Tel: (612) 341-9845 (client line) • Fax: (612) 341-2970 • www.mnadvocates.org • Call client line for intake forms and/or for an appointment.

Fees: Donations accepted • Must meet income guidelines of 125% of federal poverty guidelines.

Additional Services: Deportation Defense (asylum only) • BIA and federal appeals • All nationalities served • Brief legal advice provided at several Twin Cities locations.

Walk-In Locations:

-MN Aids Project (MAP clients only): 1400 Park Avenue S Minneapolis • MN • 55404 • Tel: 612-341-2060 • Fax: 612-341-4057 • Contact MAP for an appointment.

-Center for Victims of Torture: Appointments for CVT clients only.

-Park Avenue Walk-in Legal Clinic: 3400 Park Avenue South • Minneapolis • MN • 55407 • Every Thursday • 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. • Arrive early.

-Center for Families: 3333 4th St. N. Minneapolis, MN

SOUTHERN MN REGIONAL LEGAL SERVICES

Services Provided: Migrant, citizenship and immigration services various locations statewide.

Clients: All nationalities served • Serves refugees, asylees, lawful permanent residents and U.S. citizens • East Metro area and 33 counties in southern Minnesota • Northwest MN • Eastern ND (services limited to Migrant workers).

Contact Info: Call offices for intake and to determine eligility for services.

St. Paul: 450 North Syndicate • Suite 325 •  St. Paul • MN • 55104 • Tel: (651) 255-0797 • Tel: (800) 652-9733 (outstate clients only) • Fax: (651) 222-3559 • www.smrls.org.

Rochester: 300 11th Avenue N.W.• Suite 100 • Rochester • MN • Tel: (507) 289-5960, ext. 18.

Fargo (migrant workers only): 118 Broadway, Suite 616 • Fargo • ND • Tel: (701) 232-8872 or (800) 832-5575.

Fees: Must meet income requirements.

Additional Services: Family petitions (for spouses and minor children) • Adjustment of Status • Work Permits • Violence Against Women (VAWA) • Affidavits of Support • Removal of Condition on Residence • Naturalization • V Visas • Some deportation/removal cases • Staff speak English, Spanish, Khmer (Cambodian), Laotian and Thai • Other languages may be accommodated.

ST. CLOUD AREA LEGAL SERVICES

Services Provided: Immigration legal assistance.

Clients:  Immigration clients in seven counties located in Central Minnesota. See website for service area.

Contact Info: 830 W. St. Germaine St.•Suite 300 • St. Cloud • MN • 56301 Tel: (320) 253-0121 • Tel: (888) 360-2889 (toll-free) • www.midmnlegal.org • Call for intake appointment.

Fees: Free. Must meet income guidelines of 125% of federal poverty income guidelines.

Additional Services:  Citizenship • Permanent Residency for refugees and asylees • All nationalities.

MINNEHAHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 

Services Provided: Walk-In legal services • Brief advice • Service and referral in most legal matters • 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on selected dates • First come, first served.

Clients: Low income clients.

Contact Info: 3701 E. 50th St. • Minneapolis • MN • 55417  •  www.minnehaha.org. 

Fees: None.

MOUNT OLIVE LUTHERAN CHURCH

Services Provided: Walk-In legal services • Brief advice • Service and referral in most legal matters • 1st Saturday of the month • 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. • First come, first served.  

Clients:  Low-income individuals • Immigration matters and individuals with civil law cases • Minneapolis residents.

Contact Info: 3045 Chicago Avenue South • Minneapolis • MN • 55407 • Tel: (612) 827-5919 • Fax (612) 827-4557.

Fees: Free.

Additional Services: Limited number of cases are accepted for on-going representation.

PARK AVENUE WALK-IN LEGAL CLINIC

Park Avenue Foundation • Volunteer Lawyers Network • MN Advocates for Human Rights

Services Provided: Brief advice, service and referral • Immigration and civil law cases • Every Thursday • 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. • First come, first served.

Clients: Low-income clients • Hennepin County residents. 

Contact Info: 3400 Park Avenue South Minneapolis • MN • 55407 •  www.parkavechurch.org.  

Fees: Free.

WEST SEVENTH COMMUNITY CENTER

Services Provided: Brief advice, service and referral • Immigration law cases • Twice a month.  Please call for dates and times •  First come, first served.  No appointments necessary.

Clients: Low-income clients • St. Paul, Ramsey, Washington, Dakota Counties & counties in Southern MN. 

Contact Info: 265 Oneida Street • St. Paul • MN • 55102 • Tel: (651) 298-5493 • Fax: (651) 298-5729 • www.west7th.org. Call Tana Le for more information.

Fees: Free.

 ADDITIONAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES

CATHOLIC CHARITIES IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICES

Services Provided: Limited immigration-related services for refugees.

Contact Info:  215 Old 6th Street St. Paul, MN (651) 222-3001 • http://www.ccspm.org/migration_refugee_services.aspx

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MINNEOTA

Services Provided: Immigration-related matters • Citizenship • Refugee and Refugee Resettlement Status • Immigration photos.

Contact Info: 1694 Como Avenue • St Paul • MN • 55108 • Tel: (651) 647-0191 • Fax: (651) 298-5729 • http://www.iimn.org/

JEWISH CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

Services Provided: Limited immigration-related services for refugees.  

Contact Info: 13100 Wayzata Boulevard • Suite 400 • Minnetonka • MN  • 55305 • Tel: (952) 546-0616 • http://www.jfcsmpls.org/

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF MINNESOTA

Services Provided: Legal assistance on immigration-related matters such as refugee and refugee settlement issues • Photos for immigration applications.

Contact Info: 2414 Park Avenue • Minneapolis • MN • 55408 • Tel: (612) 879-5258 • Fax (612) 871-0354. Contact Refugee and Employment Services •  http://www.lssmn.org/refugee.htm

MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES

Services Provided: Legal services on immigration-related matters such as refugee and refugee resettlement status.

Contact Info: 122 Franklin Avenue West • Suite 100 • Minneapolis • MN • 55404 • Tel: (612) 230-3216 • Fax: (612) 870-3622.  Contact Rachele King • http://www.mnchurches.org/programs/directservices/refugeservices.html

TWIN CITIES CHRISTIAN LEGAL AID (TCCLA)

Services Provided: Brief advice • Limited service and referral • Three locations •  http://tccla.org/

First Covenant Church • 810 S. 7th Street (across from the Metrodome) Minneapolis • MN • 55415 • Wednesdays • 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

New Hope Center • 2739 Cedar Avenue South • Thursdays • 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Union Gospel Mission • 435 University Avenue East • St. Paul • Thursdays • 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. • Tel: (612) 278-1755. 

WORLD RELIEF OF MINNESOTA

Services Provided: Limited immigration-related services for refugees.

Contact Info:1515 East 66th Street • Richfield • MN • 55423 • Tel: (612) 798-4332 • Fax: 612-798-4314 • http://minnesota.wr.org/