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Welcome to Just Neighbors

Welcome to Just Neighbors, a partnership with the immigrant community of Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. If you are seeking immigration legal help, we would like to assist you in achieving your dreams and in providing a safe and secure future for you and your family.

We provide informational legal tabling, Immigration Court Helpdesk services at Annandale Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), advice & counsel with referrals in walk-in clinics or full-representation legal services.

In order to qualify for full-representation legal services with Just Neighbors, you must:

be resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Washington, D.C. or Maryland, and
earn 200% or less of the federal poverty guidelines

Or be referred through the Unaccompanied Children's UC Portal

If you believe you qualify and wish to seek full representation, please fill out an intake form or call us at 703-979-1240 during our intake hours (Tuesday–Friday, 9am–5pm) for a short phone interview. After you have submitted the form or completed the phone interview, Just Neighbors will contact you with further information.

INTAKE FORM

Areas We Serve

These are the areas that Just Neighbors serve. Please do an intake form if we serve your area.

Other Resources

If you need other types of legal services, below are organizations that provide a variety of other legal services.

Resources to Help Afghan Refugees

Below are some thorough resource lists for those seeking to help Afghan refugees.

General Resources

Just Neighbors recognizes our community’s need to access resources that will assist you in caring for yourself and your family. Browse these links to discover local organizations offering resources for food, clothing, medical assistance, housing, and more:

Find resources for food, medical care, housing, and more just by searching your zip code.

Find Help

Food assistance resources, available in English and Spanish.

Food Helpline

Find local doctors and medical providers based on your insurance or self-payment plan.

Zocdoc

Find community resources across Northern and Rural Virginia with the Virginia Department of Social Services handbook for community resources across Northern and Rural Virginia. Available in English.

Sign up to receive the Office of New American’s Monthly newsletter which offers information on local resources and upcoming events in Virginia.

Immigration Legal Services Nationwide

If you are looking for a nonprofit organization outside of Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia that provides free or low-cost immigration legal services, search for one in the National Immigration Legal Services Directory.

If you are trying to find out where your family member or friend is being detained, check the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Online Detainee Locator System.

If you are looking for a private immigration attorney, search for one in the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s Immigration Lawyers Search.

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Health Insurance for Immigrants

Many immigrants qualify to receive health insurance. The Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) permits individuals who are “lawfully present” in the United States to apply for health insurance as of January 1, 2014. The following is a list of immigrants who are considered “lawfully present” in the U.S. for purposes of the Affordable Care Act. Updated information on who qualifies for the Affordable Care Act is available from the National Immigration Law Center. To sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, visit HealthCare.gov.

Lawful permanent residents (or those with Green Cards)
Applicants for lawful permanent residence with approved I-130 / I-140 and pending I-485
Refugees
Asylees
Withholding of removal status
Applicants for asylum / withholding of removal, with certain restrictions
Temporary protected status
Deferred enforced departure
Deferred action (except for DACAs)
Special immigrant juvenile status
VAWA approved applicants
T visa holders
U visa holders
Non-immigrant visa holders who are in status
Convention against torture grantees
Cuban and Haitian entrants
Paroled into the U.S., for at least one year
Conditional entrants: pre-1980 asylees
Citizens of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau
LIFE Act applicants with employment authorization documents (EADs) and certain family members
Lawful temporary residents
Applicants for cancellation of removal
Immigrants with order of supervision
Registry applicants

Immigration Legal Providers In Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia

Because of our limited resources as a nonprofit, Just Neighbors is not able to help all the people who contact us for immigration legal assistance. We often refer people to other immigration legal service providers in the DMV area, including these:

Non-Immigration Legal Providers in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia

If you need legal services not related to immigration (such as divorce, child custody, employment or discrimination issues), you may find help from these providers in the DMV area: