La Casa Amiga Legal Clinic

The La Casa Amiga Immigration Legal Clinic provides many legal services, such as family reunification, adjustment of status, citizenship, consular processing, DACA, green card, and work permit renewals , to community members from southeast Michigan, regardless of immigration status. Our team's expertise is available to the public without referral, and services are offered on a sliding-scale fee basis.


Location:

76 Williams St.
Pontiac, MI 48341

HOURS:

Clients are seen by appointment only.
Call (734) 822-6337 to schedule an appointment.
Or email Susana Carranza at carranzas@ccsem.org to schedule a visit. 

SERVICES:

  • Immigration consultations
  • Citizenship applications
  • Green card: initial and renewals
  • DACA renewals
  • Family-based visa petitions (including fiancé visa petitions)
  • Employment authorization: initial and renewal
  • Consular processing for cases abroad 
  • Other immigration legal matters


FEES FOR SERVICES: 
*We reserve the right to accept or reject cases as they fall within our priorities and capacity. 
Certain cases requiring an in-depth analysis of criminal law and other types of cases not listed above are determined on a case-by-case basis or referred to other local immigration attorneys.*

Services
Immigration Consult $40
Consultation Requiring Follow-Up $100
Legal Representation at USCIS Interview $200
Immigration/ CBP/ ICE/ EOIR Information Request $100
FBI Criminal Background Check $100

Citizenship
Citizenship / N-400 $250
Certificate of Citizenship $250

Qualifying Family Petitioners
Petition for Alien Relative BASIC / I-130 $250
Petition for Alien Relative COMPLEX / I-130 $350
Petition for Fiancé Visa / I-129F $450

Applying for Lawful Permanent Residence in the United States
Adjustment of Status / I-485 & I-765 $600
245i Adjustment of Status / I-485 Supplement A $200
Affidavit of Support / I-864 & I-864A (per sponsor) $200
Additional Joint Sponsor / I-864 $200
Advance Parole / I-131 $170
Asylee/ Refugee Adjustment / I-485 $250

Application for Immigrant Visa / Consular Processing
National Visa Center Filing (DS-260, Submitting Documents, interview coordination, green card payment) $800
Affidavit of Support / I-864 & I-864A (per sponsor) $200
Additional Joint Sponsor / I-864 $200

Special Petitions
Petition to Remove Conditions / I-751 $320
Initial TPS Filing / I-821 and I-765 $250
Fee Waiver Application / I-912 $100

Renewal Applications
EAD Renewal / I-765 $140
LPR Renewal / I-90 $140
DACA Renewal / I-821D & I-765 $140
TPS Status Renewal / I-821 & I-765 $200

Meet Our Attorneys and Legal Clinic Staff

Monica Tay Belej 
Immigration Attorney 
and
Immigration Legal Clinic Program Manager

(248) 338-4250, ext. 4023


Email Monica

Susana Carranza
Legal Clinic Case Manager

(734) 822-6337


Email Susana

Susan Gerrits
Immigration Attorney

(248) 338-4250, ext. 4019


Email Susan

Michel Lopez Hernandez
BIA Accredited Representative


(248) 338-4250, ext. 4126


Email Michel