Legal Help
Guides across the site that deal with legal help.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Notario Fraud and the Unauthorized Practice of Immigration Law
Only attorneys and accredited representatives may give immigration legal advice. Notario fraud exploits a word that means something entirely different in civil-law countries.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Accredited Representatives and Recognized Organizations
A plain explanation of who may represent you before the immigration agencies without a law license, how partial and full accreditation differ, and how to check a person's status.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Finding Free or Low-Cost Immigration Help
A practical search order for affordable immigration help, from the government's own provider list to law school clinics and bar associations, plus how to screen what you find.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Interpreters in Immigration Proceedings
What the immigration court provides in the way of interpretation, what it does not, and how to object when the interpretation going into the record is wrong.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Fee Waivers and Reduced Fees on Immigration Filings
The three grounds for a USCIS fee waiver, how to document each one, why only some forms are eligible, and what happens when a request is rejected rather than denied.