Legal Directory
Immigrant Hope Santa Barbara
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Immigrant Hope Santa Barbara is a nonprofit organization that is Department of Justice (DOJ) recognized and accredited to offer low cost immigration legal services including representation on USCIS applications and representation in Immigration Court. We also offer civics tutoring, English classes, and driver's license handbook study courses in Spanish.
| Counties served: | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura |
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, Removal hearings, 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 at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court |
| Other areas of legal assistance: | Education, Nonprofit Organizations |
| Non-legal services: | Citizenship / Civics classes, ESL, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: | Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender |
| Languages spoken: | English, Russian, Spanish, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | No |
| 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: | 1 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 3 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 2 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, World Relief |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Administrative Information
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| Last contact date: | November 21, 2017 |
| Administrator comments: | 1/5/15: tickler 4/13/16: tickler 11/21/17: tickler 26 Oct 2021: tickler 3 Nov 2021: updated from tickler responses |
| IAN Members? | No |
