Volunteer Guide

Lutheran Community Services Northwest - Immigration Counseling and Advocacy Program

  • Location:
    911 Stewart Street
    Seattle, WA 98101
  • Phone:
    (206) 694-5742
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

The Immigration Counseling and Advocacy Program of Lutheran Community Services Northwest provides immigration services to refugees, asylees and immigrants. We offer affordable legal assistance in family-based immigration petitions such as Adjustment of Status, Family Reunification and Naturalization.  

Counties served: King, Pierce, Snohomish

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
Non-legal services: Referrals to other services
Populations served: Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
Languages spoken: English
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: We also prepare AORs (Affidavits of Relationship) for qualifying refugees and asylees seeking to reunite with family members. This organization is a partner of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 1
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), Lutheran Legal Service Organization

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Nandini Rao
(206) 694-5742