The Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrants Rights (NMCIR) provides services in the following areas:

Immigration / Citizenship

Citizenship guarantees immigrants the same rights of those who were born in the United States, except being able to run for President of the United States. As a citizen, you will obtain the right to vote, the right to federal employment, the right to bring our closest relatives, and the right to foreign travel without a consular permit, without time limits and other benefits. What are the requirements to become naturalized?

· Be a permanent resident for the past 5 years or more but if you are married with a citizen you can apply within 3 years of residency,

· you must be 18 years of age or older,

· information on where you have lived and worked in the past 5 years,

· information about your children (date and place of birth and their alien registration number is applicable) and child support information (you can obtain the report from Family Court)

· have a good moral character,

· criminal report (if you have been arrested you need copy of the Disposition and a letter of conduct from One Police Plaza),

· have knowledge about the history and government of the United States,

· speak, read and write simple English,

· have a report of time you have spent outside the United States in the last 5 years (entrance and exit).

· Be 50 years old and have been a permanent resident for 20 years or Be 55 years old and resident for 15 years to take the test in another language

Workers Rights

What are worker rights? Ask yourself three questions. First, were you not paid the legal minimum wage, not paid overtime or both? Second, did you have problems obtaining unemployment benefits? Third, have you been injured because of your job?  What should you do to enforce your rights to minimum wage and overtime, unemployment benefits and Workers’ Compensation? Come to the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, to help you learn your rights and how to enforce them. We can teach you about what your rights are and how to enforce them. We may be able to help you enforce those rights as well. You should know your rights. Remember, you do have rights as a worker. For more information please contact our Immigrant Worker Legal Services Initiative at 212-781-0355 ext. 303.

This project is funded through the Department of Youth and Community Development,  Immigrant Opportunities  Initiative.

NMI Defense Project

Coming soon.

Voter Registration & Civic Participation

NMCIR works to build political power through citizenship and voter registrations throughout Northern Manhattan and the Bronx.  In addition, NMCIR offers citizenship and ESL classes to teach potential new citizen about the government and the importance of our involvement on issues that impact our day to day lives.  

In 2006, NMCIR worked on the Democracy in Action campaign of the New York Immigration Coalition.  Through this campaign, over 15,000 registered voters were contacted in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx to vote in the New York State Gubernatorial elections.  As a result, the voter participation in these areas increased by more than 15%.

Criminal Justice

Coming soon.

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