Immigration Legal Services

Immigration Legal Services

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Specifically, Just Neighbors represents immigrants who are eligible to obtain benefits from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS). These benefits include:

  • Lawful permanent residence (green card)
  • Employment authorization (work permit)
  • Temporary Protected Status
  • Deferred action for immigrant victims of crimes and domestic violence

More information about these immigration benefits is available at http://www.uscis.gov Other services provided by Just Neighbors:


  • Advises immigrants who do not have a right to an immigration benefit at the present time
  • Conducts outreach in the community to inform immigrants and non-immigrants about immigration laws and policies. Just Neighbors strives to clarify the processes within the current immigration system for all interested parties

Legal Services


Just Neighbors handles the following types of cases:


  • Employment authorization (work permit) applications and renewals;
  • NACARA applications;
  • Permanent residence (green card) applications;
  • Petitions to remove conditional residence, including battered spouse waivers;
  • Relative visa petitions for beneficiaries residing in the U.S.;
  • Self-petitions under VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) for victims of domestic violence;
  • Temporary Protected Status applications and re-registration; and
  • U visas (interim relief) for victims of crimes.

Just Neighbors assists clients in English and Spanish. The organization makes every effort to obtain translators and interpreters in additional languages on a case-by-case basis. Just Neighbors currently does not handle the following types of cases, although the organization will provide referrals to an appropriate legal services organization or private attorney:


  • Asylum;
  • Cases for immigrants with criminal convictions;
  • Consular Processing;
  • Labor Certification;
  • Naturalization;
  • Religious Worker Visas;
  • Removal or Deportation Proceedings;
  • Student Visas; and
  • Visitor Visas.