North Carolina African Services Coalition - Immigration Legal Services & Refugee Program
North Carolina African Services Coalition is a nonprofit refugee resettlement organization that provides services to refugees, asylees, parolees, and human trafficking victims. Immigration legal services are provided to qualified applicants at a nominal charge. This office currently runs a full Resettlement and Placement Program along with an Employment Service Program, Micro-Enterprise Program, Public Education and Advocacy Program, and Immigration Legal Services Program. It equips newly-arrived refugees (and other eligible populations) with the tools they need to become independent through economic progress, development, and the proper navigation for overall well-being.
Counties served: |
Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham |
Services Provided
Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, 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 Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) |
Non-legal services: |
Employment services, ESL, Health services, Housing referrals, Language services, Referrals to other services, Social services |
Populations served: |
Human Trafficking Survivors |
Languages spoken: |
Amharic, Arabic, English, French, Kirundi, Oromo, Spanish, Swahili, Yoruba |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
Other information: |
Staff are also fluent in several African and Asian dialects. |
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: |
1 |
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
2 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |