Lutheran Community Services Northwest - Immigration Counseling and Advocacy Program (Vancouver Office)
Lutheran Community Services Northwest offers a variety of programs and social services to immigrants and refugees who have experienced violence, trauma, or imprisonment.
| Counties served: |
Clark, Cowlitz |
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, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, 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 at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews) |
| Non-legal services: |
Employment services, ESL, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), 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, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: |
Armenian, Bosnian, English, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian |
| 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: |
1 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
4 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
1 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), Lutheran Legal Service Organization |
