National Immigration Legal Services Directory

Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York - Upstate New York Immigration Law Project (Albany Office)

  • Location:
    95 Central Ave.
    Albany, NY 12206
  • Phone:
    (518) 462-6765
  • Toll-free:
    1-800-462-2922
  • Fax:
    (518) 427-8352
  • Contact methods:
    Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York provides free civil legal services, education, and advocacy to the low-income and under-served populations in Northeastern New York.

Counties served: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Washington

Services Provided

Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
Other areas of legal assistance: Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Disability, Education, Elder Law, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Health, HIV/AIDS, Homeless, Housing, Public Benefits, Taxes, Veterans
Non-legal services: Referrals to other services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, 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: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No
Other information: Services are subject to LSC funding restrictions. Pursuant to LSC regulations, services to undocumented individuals limited generally to survivors of domestic violence and individuals eligible for U or T visas.