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GMHC, Inc. - Immigration Project

  • Location:
    307 W 38th Street
    6th Floor
    New York, NY 10018
  • Phone:
    2123671308
  • Fax:
    (212) 367-1305
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

GMHC is one of the leading providers of HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and advocacy. GMHC provides immigration legal services to all clients regardless of HIV status.

Counties served: Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), NY (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island)

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court
Other areas of legal assistance: Disability, Housing, Public Benefits
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Employment services, Health services, Legislative advocacy (state or national), Psychological or psychiatric services, Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? No
Other information: All clients accepted regardless of HIV status. However, Asylum assistance maybe limited to individuals whom are HIV+.

Staffing Information

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

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Immigration Advocates Network, YMCA, New Americans Campaign

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Vishal Trivedi
(212) 367-1308