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Tuesday May 23
2017
 New Americans: Helping Low-Income Immigrants Become Naturalized Citizens

This training is designed for attorneys and others interested in helping clients become U.S. citizens.  No prior experience in immigration law is required. Participants will be provided with a comprehensive overview of the naturalization process, including:

• Eligibility requirements, including technical, residential, language and good moral character;

• Problem areas, such as prior fraud, tax or criminal issues;

• Special classes of applicants, such as children and veterans

• Preparing and assembling the application materials, including how to complete a fee waiver;

• Preparing yourself and the client for the naturalization interview; 

• The appeals process; and

• Working with low-income clients.  

After the training participants will be ready to take on a naturalization case from the initial client meeting through the interview process and beyond.  All cases will be pre-screened and should require approximately 20 hours of work over a 6-12 month period.  Attorneys from Legal Services NYC will be available to provide mentorship and answer questions at any time during the process.

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  • When
    Tuesday, May 23, 2017
    4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
  • Location
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
    4 Times Square
    New York, NY 10036
  • CLE Credits
    Skills: 0.50
    Areas of Professional Practice: 0.50
  • Format
    Traditional Live Classroom
  • Practice Area(s)
    Immigration
  • Price: $0

About the Faculty

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    Lynn Ventura (Speaker)

    Lynn Ventura has been employed since 2000 as a senior staff attorney at Manhattan Legal Services (formerly Harlem Legal Services), where she worked in the HIV Unit and now works as an immigration attorney in the Family and Immigration Law Unit, Lynn received a B.A. and a J.D. from the University of Miami, and M.S. from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.