Church World Service - Immigration and Refugee Program (Greensboro Office)
Church World Service (CWS) of Greensboro is a resettlement agency in the North Carolina Triad. CWS provides immigration legal services in the areas of: naturalization, family petitions, refugee/asylee green cards, refugee/asylee family reunification, green card renewal, FOIA requests, refugee travel documents, employment authorization documents, and Certificates of Citizenship. In addition to the legal program, CWS provides refugee resettlement services as a part of the U.S. Department of State Refugee Resettlement Program. These services include basic needs assistance, case management, cultural orientation, employment preparation and placement, health access, and information and referral.
State served: |
North Carolina |
Services Provided
Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) |
Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
Non-legal services: |
Employment services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services, Social services |
Populations served: |
Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender |
Languages spoken: |
Bulgarian, Dari, English, Nepali, Pashto |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
Other information: |
We do not have funding for interpretation, so any applicant who does not speak English must provide their own interpreter. |
Volunteering
Volunteer Coordinator |
Laura Maruzzella
336-898-4280
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