Immigration & Refugee Law · Anchorage, Alaska
Aris Center provides steady, knowledgeable legal support for refugees, families, and individuals building a future in Alaska — from the first protection filing to the day you raise your right hand and take the oath of citizenship.
Everyone deserves a safe place to call home and a legal process they can actually understand. We translate the immigration system — its forms, deadlines, and interviews — into a plan you can follow, so you can focus on your family and your future.
Wherever you are in your immigration journey, there is a next right step. Here is where we can walk it with you.
Assistance with affirmative and defensive asylum filings, I-589 preparation, initial refugee protection claims, and humanitarian relief such as TPS and withholding of removal. We help you tell your story accurately and safely, and keep your case on schedule.
Full-service guidance through family-sponsored petitions, marriage-based cases, adjustment of status, consular processing, and green card renewals or replacements.
Comprehensive naturalization preparation — eligibility review, application drafting, document gathering, and mock interviews so you walk in ready for the civics test and officer interview.
Help securing an Employment Authorization Document (EAD), renewing work permits before they lapse, and preparing the supporting evidence and forms your case depends on.
Also handling: DACA renewals, U-visas & T-visas for crime and trafficking survivors, VAWA self-petitions, waivers of inadmissibility, and appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals. If you don't see your situation listed, ask us — chances are we've handled something like it.
Every case is different, but the path we build together usually looks like this.
We listen first. You'll leave the first meeting knowing your options, realistic timelines, and what it will cost — in plain language, with an interpreter if you need one.
We gather evidence, translate and organize documents, and prepare every form with the accuracy USCIS and immigration courts expect.
We file, track deadlines, respond to Requests for Evidence, and keep you informed at every step — no guessing where your case stands.
We prepare you for interviews or hearings, attend with you when permitted, and help you plan the next chapter once a decision is made.
Anchorage is home to one of the most diverse communities in the country, with refugee and immigrant families from Sudan, Hmong Laos, Samoa, Ukraine, Afghanistan, and dozens of other nations building their lives here. We practice immigration law where our clients actually live — not from a call center outside.
We work closely with local resettlement agencies, ESL programs, and community elders, and we make home and video visits for clients who can't easily get downtown in the winter months.
We hold a free walk-in clinic on the first Saturday of every month for general immigration questions — no appointment needed, and interpreters are on hand.
Ask about our next clinic dateReach out for a free initial consultation. Tell us a little about your situation and we'll follow up within one business day.