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Catholic Charities of Providence - Office of Immigration and Refugee Services

  • Location:
    1 Cathedral Sq
    Providence, RI 02903
  • Phone:
    (401) 421-7833 ext. 229
  • Fax:
    (401) 277-9027
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

In affiliation with Migration & Refugee Services of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Charities of Providence - Office of Immigration and Refugee Services staff provides refugee resettlement services. The organization provides immigration legal services as a member agency of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

State served: Rhode Island

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)
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: Community Development, Education
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes, ESL, Language services, Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles
Languages spoken: Amharic, English, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Spanish, Tigrinya, Kpelleh
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: 3
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 3

Additional Details

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

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Stella Carrera
(401) 421-7833 ext. 229
Executive Director:
John Barry III
421 7833 ext 205
Types of contact/attempt: Email
Last contact date: February 9, 2018
Administrator comments: 10/3/12: tickler 12/11/13: tickler 1/7/15: tickler 5/4/16: tickler Alt Contact: Carlos Parada cparada@dioceseofprovidence.org 09 Feb 2018
IAN Members? Yes
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