Legal Directory
Catholic Social Services of Scranton - Immigration and Refugee Services
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Catholic Social Services of Scranton offers guidance and advocacy to immigrants and refugees through a broad range of immigration services.
Counties served: | Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe |
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, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, 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) |
Other areas of legal assistance: | Nonprofit Organizations |
Non-legal services: | Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Housing referrals, Language services |
Populations served: | Domestic Violence Victims, 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: | Bulgarian, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Nepali, Russian |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: | 0 |
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: | Asista, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network |
Administrative Information
Contact Person: | |
Executive Director: | |
Last contact date: | January 11, 2018 |
Administrator comments: | 10/3/12: tickler 12/10/13: tickler 12/12/14: tickler 4/22/16: tickler 11 Jan 2018: tickler 29 Nov 2021: tickler 03 Jan 2022: updated from tickler responses |
IAN Members? | No |