Focus: Detained Removal Defense.

Technical assistance provider and pro bono coordinator pivoting from initial asylum filings to removal defense legal work—including asylum, withholding, CAT, cancellation of removal, and other relief—and education. Request VAAP’s legal help by calling 1-800-889-2047 or visiting https://vtlawhelp.org/.

No walk-ins. By appointment only.

Focus: Detained Removal Defense.

Teaching clinic staffed by law students providing detained and nondetained removal defense—including asylum, withholding, CAT, cancellation of removal, and other relief—as well as criminal-immigration consultations. Request CJRC’s legal help by calling 1-800-889-2047 or visiting https://vtlawhelp.org/.

No walk-ins. By appointment only.

Focus: Affirmative Immigration Applications.

Community-based organization with on-site legal team offering “affirmative” immigration application assistance including family petitions, work permits, green cards, asylum applications, naturalization, and other forms of humantiarian relief. Request AALV’s legal help by calling 802-985-3106 or visiting https://www.aalv-vt.org/.

Walk-ins welcome at 20 Allen St 3rd Fl, Burlington.

Focus: Afghan Asylum and Green Cards

Community-based organization with on-site legal team offering immigration legal assistance to Afghan Nationals living in Vermont. Request VAA’s legal help by calling 802-999-7182 or visiting https://www.vtafghanalliance.org/.

Walk-ins welcome at 60 Main St, Burlington.

Focus: Immigration Relief for Survivors

Upper Valley gender-based violence service provider with an on-site legal team offering “affirmative” immigration application assistance including visas for survivors of trafficking and or violent crimes, Violence Against Women Act self-petitioners, asylum, and more. Request WISE’s legal help by contacting 603-448-5922 or visiting https://wiseuv.org/i-need-help/

Walk-ins welcome at 38 Bank St., Lebanon NH.

Focus: Refugee Green Cards, Citizenship

Vermont field office of national refugee resettlment organization with on-site legal team offering asylum help for Afghan nationals and family reunification, green card, and citizenship applications for refugees. Request USCRI’s legal help by calling 802-654-1704 or visiting https://refugees.org/uscri-vermont/.

Walk-ins welcome at 462 Hegeman Ave, Colchester.

Focus: Canada-U.S. border crossing

Looking for guidance about asylum seeking in Canada versus the U.S.?

https://canadaborderclinic.org/

Focus: National Directory

Looking for free help in a state besides Vermont?

https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/

Focus: Civil Legal Services (Housing, Benefits, Healthcare)

https://vtlawhelp.org/

T: 1-800-889-2047

Focus: Civil Legal Services for Orange and Windsor Counties

https://www.vermontlaw.edu

T: 802-831-1000

Focus: Civil Legal Services for Survivors of Gender Violence

https://www.vtnetwork.org/

T: 802-223-1302

Focus: Family, Civil Legal Services for Southern Vermont

havejusticewilltravel.org

T: 802-447-8500

Focus: Civil Rights in Institutional Mental Health Treatment

https://disabilityrightsvt.org/

T: 802-229-1355

Focus: Criminal Defense and Immigration Consequences

https://defgen.vermont.gov/

T: 802-828-3168

Focus: Criminal Defense and Immigration Consequences

https://vt.fd.org/

T: 802-862-6990

Focus: Plaintiff-Side Civil Rights Litigation in Federal, State Courts

https://www.acluvt.org/

T: 802-223-6304