Application for assistance

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What is this form?

This form is to submit a request for pro-bono assistance from the Vance Center's Keep Families Together initiative, which connects foreign pro bono counsel to U.S. pro bono immigration counsel representing children, families, and asylum seekers.

What happens next?

After an application is submitted, you will get a confirmation email. We may contact you via email asking for more information before we determine whether we can assist you. Once an application is submitted, we will reach out to our Network in the applicable jurisdiction, and we will contact you as soon as we are able to identify a lawyer to assist.

We try to respond to applications as soon as possible; however, it may take longer over holiday or busy periods. If there are any urgent upcoming deadlines, we may not be able to assist beforehand. Please note that, at this moment, we are unable to place requests in Guinea, Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, and the state of Guerrero, Mexico.

If you have any issues or questions regarding this form please contact: VanceCenterKFT@nycbar.org.

Application Type

Type of applicant *

Information about the help-seeker

Help-seeker's name *

Help-seeker's date of birth *

Help-seeker's phone number

Help-seeker's address

Estimated value of home *

Estimated mortgage remaining on home *

Information about your organisation

Organisation name *

Organisation email address

Organisation phone number

Organisation address

Organisation website

Information about you

Full Name *

Date of Birth *

Email Address

Phone Number

Address

What are your pronouns?

Estimated value of home *

Estimated mortgage remaining on home *

Which language is required?

Information about the assistance required

What has happened/what is the issue? *

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Are there any upcoming court date or hearing, or any other deadlines? Please note that if there are any urgent upcoming deadlines (within 2 weeks), we may not be able to assist beforehand.

Relevant Date *

Relevant Date Description *

Upload any related documents (e.g. letters received)

Max file size: 10 MB. Max total attachments: 5
Allowed file types: pdf, doc, docx, jpg, jpeg, png, rtf, xls, xlsx, txt, csv, msg, eml, mp4

Further details

Your application has been submitted.

What happens next?
You will receive a confirmation email within the next 3 to 5 minutes confirming your request for assistance. We may email you asking for more information before we determine whether we can assist you and send your request to our pro-bono Network.
Once an application is submitted, we will reach out to our Network in the applicable jurisdiction, and we will contact you as soon as we are able to identify a lawyer to assist.
We, and our Network, try to respond to applications as soon as possible; however, it may take longer over holiday or busy periods. If there are any urgent upcoming deadlines, we may not be able to assist beforehand.