USAsylum HelpEvidence preparation resources
Find qualified legal help

Start with official directories before trusting someone with your immigration case.

US Asylum Help is an information and research resource, not a law firm. We do not provide legal advice or decide who is qualified to represent you. This page links you to the official government resources that explain authorized representation and where free or low-cost help may be available.

US Asylum Help does not provide legal representation.Individual legal advice should come from a licensed attorney or an appropriately accredited representative working through a DOJ-recognized organization.
Start with free and authorized options

Official places to look for immigration legal help

These links go directly to the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), part of the U.S. Department of Justice. US Asylum Help does not control these lists and does not receive compensation when you use them.

Free representation

EOIR Pro Bono Legal Service Providers

EOIR maintains the official list of nonprofit organizations, referral services, and attorneys that may provide free legal services in immigration-court proceedings.

Availability is not guaranteed. Contact the provider directly and ask whether they can take your matter.

Open EOIR pro bono list
Authorized non-lawyer help

Recognized Organizations & Accredited Representatives

DOJ-recognized nonprofit organizations may employ or use accredited representatives who are authorized to provide certain immigration legal services.

Check whether the representative has full accreditation or DHS-only partial accreditation.

Open official R&A rosters
Understand your options

EOIR: Learn About Legal Representation

Read EOIR guidance about attorneys, accredited representatives, pro bono representation, and who is authorized to represent people in immigration proceedings.

Read EOIR representation guidance
Protect yourself

Check who you are dealing with before handing over money or documents.

EOIR warns that non-lawyer immigration specialists, visa consultants, document preparers, and notarios are not authorized to represent people before immigration court or the BIA.

Check before hiring

Who Can Represent You Before EOIR?

EOIR explains which attorneys and accredited representatives are authorized and how attorney licensing can be checked.

Open verification guidance
Discipline check

Currently Disciplined Practitioners

Before hiring someone, review EOIR’s current list of practitioners who are suspended, disbarred, or otherwise disciplined before EOIR.

Check EOIR discipline list
Scam protection

EOIR Fraud & Abuse Prevention

Official information about immigration scams, unauthorized practice of law, and how complaints can be submitted to EOIR.

Open fraud-prevention resources

Warning signs worth checking

  • Someone guarantees that your case will be approved.
  • Someone claims that being a “notario” makes them an immigration lawyer in the United States.
  • Someone will not tell you the name or licensing status of the person providing legal advice.
  • You are asked to sign blank forms or forms you do not understand.
  • You are told not to keep copies of forms, receipts, agreements, or documents submitted for you.

A warning sign does not by itself prove misconduct. Use the official verification and complaint resources above if you are concerned.

Optional US Asylum Help connection

Want us to try to connect you with an immigration attorney?

You can also use our simple contact request. We initially collect only basic contact information and availability - not your asylum narrative, A-number, evidence, or private case documents. This is separate from the official government legal-help directories above.

Submitting the form does not create an attorney-client relationship and does not guarantee that an attorney will accept or contact you.

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