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U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (Albany Office)

  • Location:
    99 Pine Street
    Suite 101
    Albany, NY 12207
  • Phone:
    (518) 459-1790
  • Fax:
    (518) 459-1876
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI - Albany) brings hope and opportunity to the lives of refugees and immigrants by defending human rights, promoting self-sufficiency, and nurturing community integration for new Americans.

Counties served: Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady

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, Humanitarian Parole, Naturalization/Citizenship, P1 or P2 for Afghans, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, Referrals to other services
Populations served: Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: Dari, English
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
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: 1
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Jill Peckenpaugh
(518) 459-1790 ext. 8011
Executive Director:
Jill Peckenpaugh
(518) 459-1790 ext. 8010
Last contact date: April 5, 2016
Administrator comments: 9/18/12: tickler. 3/10/14: tickler 1/5/15: tickler 2/2/15: tickler 4/5/16: tickler 25 Oct 2021: tickler 26 Oct 2021: updated from tickler responses
IAN Members? No
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