Affirmative Immigration Services Program - JFSSD
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Affirmative Immigration Services Program

Proving quality, free legal services to lower-income individuals.

With more than 20 years of experience, the Affirmative Immigration Services Program at Jewish Family Service of San Diego provides quality, free legal services to lower-income individuals living in the San Diego area seeking to obtain certain types of immigration benefits for themselves or their family members living in the United States.

**See exceptions below in bold.

We offer multilingual legal services to the San Diego area immigrant community with an emphasis on helping those most vulnerable. This program has provided legal services, such as general consultations, DACA applications and naturalization to thousands of immigrants in the Southern California region.

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Please do not use this link if you or a relative are detained by ICE or already have a case pending with the immigration court. Instead, call (858) 637-3365 for assistance.

Find Know Your Rights, Family Preparedness, and support resources.

**To qualify for services your household income must be at or below 250% of the poverty guidelines. Unfortunately, the Affirmative Immigration Services Program does not provide services for:

  • Immigration court representation
    • If you have an open immigration court case or you are seeking help for someone in immigration custody, DO NOT schedule an appointment on this page. Instead, please call the Immigration Department at Jewish Family Service of San Diego at (858) 637-3365. If no one answers, please leave a detailed message and someone will return your call.
  • Business, student, or tourist visa matters
  • Family members seeking to petition for other family members who are outside of the United States

**If you are a student, faculty member, or staff member of any of the following campuses, please schedule an appointment here.

  • CSU San Marcos
  • Cuyamaca College
  • Grossmont College
  • Imperial Valley College
  • Mira Costa College
  • Miramar College
  • Palomar College
  • San Diego State University
  • SD Mesa College
  • SD City College
  • Southwestern College

If you want to know more before scheduling an appointment, please read our What to Expect at your First Appointment document.

Take the Next Step

Please do not use this link if you or a relative are detained by ICE or already have a case pending with the immigration court. Instead, call (858) 637-3365 for assistance.

Please follow the instructions outlined above to apply for services. Inquires for services will be addressed faster if you follow the instructions. If you need to submit a complaint about the immigration legal services you are receiving, you can contact the Luis Gonzalez, Interim Co-Executive Director of Immigration Services – Legal Services, via email at [email protected].