World Relief (Baltimore Office)
The World Relief Baltimore Immigrant Services Office advises and represents immigrants and their family members in immigration matters, such as: applying for permanent residence and work permits, petitioning for family members to remain or reunite in the US, and applying for naturalization. These services may also include work authorization, DACA, VAWA, TPS, and U-Status applications. We provide assistance to immigrants or their family members who reside within the state of Maryland, or who have cases with the Immigration Court in Maryland. World Relief is committed to ensuring that immigrants and their families have the information that they need to be able to understand their legal options.
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, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, 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) |
| 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, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: |
English, French, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
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: |
Immigration Advocates Network, World Relief |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Laure Covert
443-451-1932
|
| Executive Director: |
Laure Covert
443-451-1932
|
| Last contact date: |
December 12, 2017 |
| Administrator comments: |
1/31/12: updates from Aziza Sherman, updated.
11/20/12: by phone
2/17/13: svcs updated by Aziza Sherman
3/20/14: updated
3/23/15: tickler
4/15/16: tickler
12 Dec 2017: tickler
9 Nov 2021: tickler
15 Nov 2021: updated from tickler responses |
| IAN Members? |
No |
