National Immigration Legal Services Directory
Pars Equality Center
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Pars Equality Center, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, provides free or low-cost legal immigration services to qualified individuals. Our immigration services include Citizenship/Naturalization applications; Green Card and Green Card renewals; Domestic Violence based immigration petitions (VAWA, U Visa, I-751 with waiver); Family Petitions; I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative Petitions; DACA renewals; Travel Documents; NVC Counselor Processing; Employment Authorization; Fee Waivers; Representation at USCIS interviews; and more complex immigration relief such as Humanitarian Reinstatements, Counselor Advocacy and Waivers. Pars Equality Center is one of the lead agencies providing immigration legal assistance to Afghan nationals including Humanitarian Parole, SIV, and Adjustment of Status.
Counties served: | Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara |
Services Provided
Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Humanitarian Parole, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, 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: | Civil Rights |
Non-legal services: | Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services, Social services |
Populations served: | Domestic Violence Victims, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender |
Languages spoken: | Armenian, Azerbaijani, Dari, English, Farsi, French, Pashto, Persian, Spanish, Urdu |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | No |
Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
Volunteering
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