Catholic Charities Diocese of Owensboro

National Immigration Legal Services Directory

Location:

600 Locust St
Owensboro, KY 42301

Website:
https://owensborodiocese.org/catholic-charities/
Email:
susan.gesser@pastoral.org

Phone:
270-852-8367
Fax:
270-683-6883

Contact methods:
Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website
Appointments accepted:
Yes

Catholic Charities Owensboro provides representation for Family-based, humanitarian based, and R-1 visas before USCIS based upon a sliding fee scale structure or for those who fall under a grant category (Survivors of Violence Unaccompanied Minors, Refugee Legal Services) for free. Our services are generally limited to preparation of petitions/applications and representation before USCIS. We provide representation for Immigration Court only for unaccompanied minors. We do not provide services for employment-based visas except for religious visas and Special Immigrant Visas.

Counties served:

Allen, Ballard, Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Edmonson, Franklin, Fulton, Grayson, Hancock, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Union, Warren, Webster

Services Provided

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, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, P1 or P2 for Afghans, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), 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)
Other areas of legal assistance:	Disaster and Crisis Assistance, Elder Law, Family & Juvenile
Non-legal services:	Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims, Housing referrals, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served:	Domestic Violence Victims, 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, Pashto, Persian, Spanish, Urdu
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank:	Yes
Nominal fee charged?	No
Other information:	Sliding Scale fee for legal services