Helpful Links

The internet can be a very useful resource.   The key, however, is knowing where to go for correct and reliable information. The following links may be helpful:

• AAO (Administrative Appeals Office) Decisions - Administrative Decisions of the Immigration and Naturalization Service: (Decided Prior to July 31, 2000)

• AAO (Administrative Appeals Office) Decisions - Administrative Decisions of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and BCIS: (Decided After July 31, 2000)

• Affidavit of Support--Questions & Answers

• American Civil Liberties Union, Immigrants' Rights Project

• American Immigration Center - Provides a large variety of self-help products and services for immigration and citizenship.

• American Immigration Lawyers Association - With over 6,000 attorneys that practice and teach immigration law and is affiliated with the ABA.

• American Immigration Resources on the Internet - An assortment of U.S. immigration laws, procedures, regulations, and attorney information.

• Appeal Denials of Petitions or Applications

• Appeal to Administrative Appeals Unit

• Appeal to BIA (link to BIA Web Site)

• asylumlaw.org - Resource site for lawyers and the public working with asylum cases.

• Bureau of Consular Affairs

• Bureau or International Labor Affairs - International offices & programs including Foreign Relations, Economic Affairs, and the Child Labor Program.

• Council of Jewish Federations

• Executive Office for Immigration Review

• Executive Office for Immigration Review -- Local Operating Procedures

• Executive Office for Immigration Review -- Operating Policies and Procedures Manual

• Executive Office for Immigration Review-- List of Recognized Organizations & Accredited Representatives (to provide free or low cost immigration assistance)

• Executive Office for Immigration Review--BIA Decisions (1984 - Present)

• Executive Office for Immigration Review--Biographies of Board Members

• Executive Office for Immigration Review--Court Addresses

• Executive Office for Immigration Review--Download Free Court Forms

• Executive Office for Immigration Review--Virtual Law Library

• Internet Law Library - Immigration, Nationality, and Citizenship Law.

• Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School

• National Immigration Law Center - Established to protect and promote the rights of low income immigrants and families.

• Office of Immigration Statistics

• Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices

• Refugees International - Resource site for refugee activity worldwide.

• U.S. Border Patrol - Site contains news, policies, press releases, surveys, and issues dealing with illegal immigration into the U.S.

• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS)

• U.S. Department of Justice

• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

• U.S. State Department

• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees