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Apostle Immigrant Services

  • Location:
    115 Blatchley Avenue
    New Haven, CT 06513
  • Phone:
    (203) 752-9068
  • Fax:
    (203) 752-9136
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Apostle Immigrant Services provides immigration services to the residents of the greater New Haven area.

State served: Connecticut

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, 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: Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), 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
Languages spoken: English, French, Italian, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Also provides individual preparation for Naturalization civics test.

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: 2
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 1

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asista, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Sister Mary Ellen Burns
(203) 745-4596
Executive Director:
Sister Mary Ellen Burns
(203) 745-4596
Last contact date: July 17, 2018
Administrator comments: 3/22/12: updated 12/5/12: tickler 2/24/14: tickler 11/26/14: updated email 2/10/15: phone 8/19/16: phone 17 Jul 2018: update contact info
IAN Members? No
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