Immigration Resources

• Brainfuse: Adult Learning Center: Prepare for the US Citizenship Test (Also available in Spanish) 

• Ebsco’s LearningExpress Library 

  • Adult Core Skills Module: Become a U.S. Citizen 

  • Recursos para hispanohablantes: Sea ciudadano estadounidense

• Pronunciator’s ProCitizen: Citizenship Preparation 

• Transparent Language’s American Citizenship Test Prep Course

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website provides updated information, study resources, the Civics questions, immigration forms, resources for educators, and more. 

• USCIS Citizenship Resource Center 

• USCIS Forms 

• USCIS Guide to Key Concepts in the Application for Naturalization 

• USCIS Rights and Responsibilities as a U.S. Citizen 

• USCIS Tools and Resources

• USCIS Website

• Citizenshipworks: A free online service that helps eligible immigrants apply for U.S. citizenship in partnership with immigration organizations. Available in English, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish. 

• Preparing for the Oath: Free, easy-to-use study resource to prepare for the civics portion of the naturalization test. Includes videos, vocabulary lists, practice tests and more. Maintained by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and USCIS. 

• USA Learns Citizenship: A free website that helps adults learn English, gain job skills, and prepare for U.S. citizenship online.

• DOJ Recognized Organizations Roster: A roster of Department of Justice Recognized Organizations and Accredited Representatives, that provide low-cost, legal immigration assistance. Searchable by state and organized by city. 

• National Immigration Legal Services Directory: A national directory to find an immigration legal services provider near you, powered by Immigration Advocates Network. Includes only free or low-cost Immigration providers. Searchable by zip code, state of detention facility. 

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Directory: A national directory of private practice, licensed immigration lawyers who are members of AILA. Searchable by geography (city, state, zip code), language, and types of immigration expertise. 

• Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR): Connects immigrant communities with resources and support: social, legal, policy updates, financial assistance, Know Your Rights, and more. ICIRR maintains a family support hotline: 1-855-435-7693. Resources and hotline available in English, Spanish, Korean, and Polish. 

• IMMI: Online resource maintained by nonprofit legal experts to help immigrants understand their rights and options. Available in English and Spanish. 

• Illinois Legal Aid Online (ILAO): Online resource that provides legal information in plain language, including legal immigration information for immigrants on several topics: U.S. citizenship, green cards, DACA, detention and deportation, applying for temporary protected status (TPS), asylum, and other immigration issues. 

• Informed Immigrant Online: resource that focuses on rights and resources for undocumented immigrants, including guides on how to find an immigration lawyer, how to renew DACA, guides for undocumented students and parents, and more. Available in English and Spanish. 

• Immigrant Resource Hub: Updates on immigration policy and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on immigration enforcement, DACA, refugee resettlement maintained by World Relief. FAQs available in English, Arabic, French, Pashto, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, and Ukrainian. World Relief also offers an Immigration Hotline for people with brief, general questions about immigration, available Tuesdays, 1-5pm | 1-630-580-0022. 

• Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC): Offers legal resources for the community, including free Know Your Rights Red Cards in 19 languages. Also available for download: 

  • Know Your Rights and What Immigrant Families Should Do Now fact sheets available in English, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. 

  • Step-by-Step Family Preparedness Plan guide in case of an emergency is in English and Spanish.

• A Resource Guide for Immigrants in Illinois: An online, easy-to-use guide prepared by the Illinois Community for Displaced Immigrants (ICDI) to help familiarize immigrants, regardless of status, with their legal rights and the services and resources available throughout Illinois. Available in English and Spanish.

• A New Path: Guide to the Challenges & Opportunities After Deportation: Prepared by the University of Illinois’ Education Justice Project (EJP). This guide is for people who live with the threat of deportation to Mexico or Central America, and includes resources and information about immigrant rights, how to plan in case of possible deportation, and more. Available in English and Spanish.

• National Immigration Law Center (NILC): Advocacy organization that advances and defends the rights and opportunities of low income immigrants and their loved ones. NILC provides updated resource guides, FAQs, fact sheets, toolkits that are searchable by topic, including DACA, Driver’s Licenses, Asylum, Workers’ Rights and more. 

• Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF): Online resource for immigrant rights, including a Family Benefits Checklist with links to food, financial assistance, health, and housing resources. Public Charge fact sheets are available in ten languages: English, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Haitian Creole, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.

• EmbassyPages: Lists all foreign consulates located in Chicago, Illinois. Website available in English, Spanish, and French.

• Locate Someone in ICE Custody: To find someone who has been detained by ICE, go to locator.ice.gov and find the person by using their name, birthdate and country of birth. Or search by the person’s A-number and country of birth.

• Stop Notario Fraud: Learn how to avoid Notario Fraud and how to find help if you have been harmed by someone unauthorized to provide immigration legal services. Information available in English, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Korean, Polish, and English.

• Upwardly Global: Non-profit organization that helps work-authorized immigrants with professional experience and international degrees secure jobs aligned with the skills and expertise.

• Visa Bulletin: Check the Visa Bulletin for the listing of available immigration visas, published monthly by the U.S. Department of State.

• LEARN (Libraries' English and Reading Network)

• World Relief Chicagoland Community Consultations Group

• DuPage Federation’s Immigrant Integration Forum

• Illnois State Library Literacy

• Illinois Adult Education Directory

• Adult Learning Resource Center

• Literacy Works

• ProLiteracy

• USCIS Community Relations Specialist email: Chicago.CommunityRelations@uscis.dhs.gov

• USCIS Upcoming Teacher Trainings