Christian Immigration Advocacy Center
The Christian Immigration Advocacy Center is a non-profit law firm that provides high quality, low-cost, immigration related legal services to immigrants and refugees in the Pittsburgh region and throughout the United States (virtually).
| State served: |
Pennsylvania |
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, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court |
| 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, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: |
Portuguese, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
1 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
1 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
2 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
0 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Chelsy Gevas
412-532-6181
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