News & Views

Oppose USCIS’ Proposed Fee Increases to Naturalization NOW (deadline March 6, 2023)

We want to urge HIAS PA clients and supporters to weigh-in on proposed naturalization fee hikes. The NALEO Educational Fund (a national immigration advocacy group) has created a microsite with a portal that will help you send comments directly to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS):

Take Action Now: Submit Your Comment on USCIS’ Proposed Naturalization Fee Increases!  You can also find resources such as FAQs on this site.

You’ll find a sample letter that you can tailor to your own experiences with providing services or otherwise working with your community. We would note that this sample focuses primarily on the naturalization services increases.

There is also a site coordinated by the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) with several partners that focuses on immigration services fees more broadly. https://partnershipfornewamericans.org/oppose-uscis-fee-increase/

It’s important you let USCIS know about your position on its proposal. The deadline to submit comments is March 6, 2023.

G'mar chatima tova.

HIAS Pennsylvania's office will be closed on Monday, September 25th, in observance of Yom Kippur. 

TONIGHT (4/20) - Join us ONLINE at the 2023 Golden Door Awards!

Join us ONLINE at 6:45PM TONIGHT, Thursday, April 20th, for HIAS PA's 2023 Golden Door Awards: United for Immigrants!

Happy Passover from HIAS Pennsylvania!HIAS PA is closed in observance of the Jewish holiday of Passover

HIAS Pennsylvania will be closed in observance of the Jewish holiday of Passover from 1PM on Wednesday, April 5th through Friday, April 7th, and on Wednesday, April 12th and Thursday, April 13th.

Join us at the 2023 Golden Door Awards!United for Immigrants

The Golden Door Awards is HIAS Pennsylvania's annual fundraiser. Your generous support helps us serve low-income immigrants from all over the world as they build new lives in our community.

Building closed until further noticeHIAS PA remains open!

HIAS PA’s physical offices at 600 Chestnut Street are CLOSED until further notice due to a burst pipe in the building.

Our organization remains open, and HIAS PA staff continue to work remotely at this time.

Please call (215) 832-0900 with any questions.

Building closed until further noticeHIAS PA remains open!

HIAS PA’s physical offices at 600 Chestnut Street are CLOSED until further notice due to a burst pipe in the building.

Our organization remains open, and HIAS PA staff continue to work remotely at this time.

Please call (215) 832-0900 with any questions.

TONIGHT: Join us at the table!Join us for Thankful Together!

Thankful Together, formerly known as Refugee Thanksgiving, is happening TONIGHT at 6PM!

Register here to join us tonight: https://hiaspa1.wpengine.com/event/thankful-together-2021/

Celebrate our volunteers who make this all possible!Click here at 11:45AM to join our Annual Meeting!

Click here to join our virtual Annual Meeting!

The Annual Meeting starts at noon, but join us at 11:45AM for an informal chat before the event!

POSTPONED! Speed Advocacy: Afghanistan

Today's Speed Advocacy: Afghanistan Facebook Live event has been postponed due to a worldwide Facebook outage. We will update you as soon as possible about rescheduling the event.