Father Brian Jordan of the Franciscan Immigration Center, located at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, states that there is assistance for free citizenship applications for all who are eligible.

The only fees the petitioner pays are for the federal government agency (the US Citizenship and Immigrant Services).

The Franciscan Immigration Center is located at 144 West 32nd Street, NYC 10001 between 6th and 7th Avenues and is 1/2 block from Penn Station in Manhattan. For more information, call 212-736-8500.