Volunteer Guide
Standpoint
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Standpoint's immigration program launched in 2002. The objectives of this program include: Outreach to immigrant communities and education about immigrant rights and services available; System’s change promoting laws, regulations and practices that most benefit immigrants victims of domestic and sexual violence; Direct services helping victims/survivors to access immigration relief available in the law, including providing support and representation to victims seeking U and T Visas, Removal of the Condition of Residency, Legal Permanent Residency, Violence Against Women Act Self-Petition and Citizenship, among other petitions.
| State served: | Minnesota |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, 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: | Family & Juvenile |
| Non-legal services: | Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: | Domestic Violence Victims, 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 |
| Languages spoken: | English, Laotian, Somali, Spanish, Thai, All languages through interpreter phone line |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | No |
| Other information: | General services are available to victims of domestic and sexual violence. We assist with legal advice and potential representation with affirmative applications for immigrant victims of domestic and sexual violence. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 5 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 0 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asista, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Freedom Network, Immigration Advocates Network |