Our Programs
Immigration legal services
AAN offers immigration legal services for low income African and Afro-Caribbean immigrants working towards securing a legal status in the United States. With two attorneys and four DOJ Accredited Representatives on staff, AAN provides the following immigration services: Representation in detained and non-detained matters before the San Francisco Immigration Court, Bond hearings, Parole requests, Representation in affirmative asylum filings before the San Francisco Asylum office, Adjustment of status applications, Family-based petitions, Consular Processing, VAWA applications, U-visa applications, Citizenship & naturalization applications, Work Permits, and Temporary protected status applications.
AAN is a proud member of many city-wide collaboratives, oftentimes being the only organization focused exclusively on assisting African Immigrants. AAN is a member of the following collaboratives:
San Francisco Immigrant Legal Education Network (SFILEN)
San Francisco Immigrant Legal Defense Collaborative (SFILDC)
San Francisco Language Access Network (SFLAN)
Translation, interpretatioN, and language support
AAN staff and volunteers provide translation services for official government documents, affidavits, birth certificates, marriage certificates school transcripts and any other documents required for immigration and non-immigration processing.
AAN also provides interpretation services at the asylum office, doctors offices, and any private and public meetings throughout the Bay Area.
Outreach & education
AAN actively holds educational workshops on issues of importance to our clients and community members in San Francisco, Marin, the East Bay, South Bay and the Greater Bay Areas. Topics include, but are not limited to:
Know Your Rights Training
Anti-Fraud
Language Access Rights
Immigration Benefits
Community Building
Expanded Promotion of Our Services
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Cultural Integration and community building
AAN partners with organizations throughout the Bay Area to educate and build connections between African immigrant communities, the African American community, and other immigrant communities. Our vision is to weave an integrated community and build leaders.
In addition, AAN works with artists to celebrate African and Afro-Caribbean arts and provide a platform for artists to showcase their talents and further their profession. In doing so, we aim to build community links and promote the rich and vibrant African culture throughout the wider Bay Area.