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Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS)

  • Location:
    3639 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S.
    Seattle, WA 98144
  • Phone:
    (206) 695-7566
  • TTY:
    (206) 695-7609
  • Fax:
    (206) 695-7606
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Mail/Letter, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Asian Counseling and Referral Service is a multi-service organization offering legal immigration services, as well as other services to support Asian Pacific Islanders and other under-served communities.

Counties served: King
Detention Facilities Served: Tacoma Northwest Detention Center (WA)

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Family-based 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
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Health services, Language services, Legislative advocacy (state or national), Psychological or psychiatric services, Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: Cantonese Chinese, Chinese, English, Hmong, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Vietnamese
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 0
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 3
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes