Cuban Haitian Assistance Project (CHAP)
EMO's SOAR Immigration Legal Services has been serving the Cuban and Haitian community through CHAP since 2006, thanks to funding from the Oregon Department of Human Services State Refugee Program. Under this program, SOAR serves 96 percent of the Cuban immigrants in the state of Oregon. CHAP services are available to eligible Cubans and Haitians who have lived in the United States for fewer than five years, except in the case of Naturalization.
Services Offered:
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- Adjustment of Status (green card)
- Employment Authorization
If you would like to become a client, please call our office at (503) 384-2482.
New Americans Initiative
SOAR Legal offers free Citizenship educational and legal services, thanks to funding from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). SOAR provides services in our office in northeast Portland and Hillsboro but also hosts legal clinics and citizenship classes in Hood River and Rockwood.
Please see below for more information about our clinics and classes.
Services Offered:
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- Citizenship Classes (view dates and locations)
- Citizenship Legal Services
- Naturalization Clinics (view dates and locations listed under "Become a Client")
Eligibility for Citizenship:
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- Be at least 18 years old.
- Have been a Lawful Permanent Resident for at least the last five years (or three years if married to a U.S. Citizen).
- Have been physically present in the United States for at least a total of two years and six months during the past five years (or one year and six months if married to a U.S. Citizen).
- Have not been outside the United States for more than one year at a time.
- Be able to speak, read and write conversational English (with exceptions).
- Be able to pass a U.S. Civics and History exam (with exceptions).
- Be a person of “good moral character."
- Be willing to take an oath of loyalty to the United States.
If you would like to become a client, please call (503) 384-2482.