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Lutheran Services Florida, Inc. (St. Petersburg Office)

  • Location:
    6449 38th Ave N
    Suite F4
    St. Petersburg, FL 33709
  • Phone:
    (727) 563-9400
  • Fax:
    (727) 563-0303
  • Contact methods:
    Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Lutheran Services Florida, Inc. (LSF) is a statewide nonprofit agency that provides assistance and resources to those in need in the state of Florida. We provide assistance in a wide range of areas such as immigration, refugee resettlement, employment, housing, disaster response, and relief.

Counties served: De Soto, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Employment services, ESL, Health services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Psychological or psychiatric services, Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: This organization is a partner of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 2
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 5

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), Lutheran Legal Service Organization