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Vineyard Immigration Counseling Services

  • Location:
    Vineyard Community Center
    6000 Cooper Rd
    Westerville, OH 43081
  • Phone:
    (614) 259-5322
  • Fax:
    (614) 890-5056
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

We want to provide immigrants in central Ohio with competent and affordable legal services that empower individuals to better understand the law, know their rights, and have the necessary tools to successfully navigate the immigration system.

Counties served: Franklin

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
Other areas of legal assistance: Public Benefits
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Health services, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), 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
Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish, Vietnamese
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: $20 charged for initial consultations.

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: 0
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 2

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Immigration Advocates Network

Volunteering

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