The state Office for New Americans (ONA) will host a free legal and naturalization consultation clinic in Orange County to advise immigrants on questions regarding immigration law and to help them prepare and review U.S. naturalization applications.
The clinic will be held at the ONA Opportunity Center at 321 South William Street, Newburgh, on June 10. The governor’s opportunity agenda for new Americans aims to help immigrants fully participate in New York State’s civic and economic life. The ONA Opportunity Center is hosted locally by Catholic Charities Community Services of Orange County.
“Every New American who is eligible and wants to become a U.S. citizen should be supported through the naturalization process,” said Jorge I. Montalvo, Director of the New York State Office for New Americans.
Naturalization ensures that immigrants have the ability to fully integrate into U.S. society. Nearly one million New Yorkers are eligible to naturalize and recent studies have found that naturalization has a tremendous positive economic impact.
