IMPORTA Centro de Inmigración (Santa Barbara Office)
IMPORTA is a non-profit recognized by the Department of Justice, with accredited representatives who can represent clients in their petitions and applications to the USCIS. IMPORTA does not charge for its legal immigration services.
| Counties served: |
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura |
| Detention Facilities Served: |
Adelanto Detention Center (CA) |
Services Provided
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
| Other areas of legal assistance: |
Public Benefits |
| Populations served: |
Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status |
| Languages spoken: |
English, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
| Other information: |
Most services are covered by a OneCalifornia grant. At this time, all immigration legal services are provided without charge. We do offer over the phone consultations along with applications being completed remotely. |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Russell Trenholme
(805) 720-7525
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| Other Information |
IMPORTA welcomes volunteers from all areas of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties and from southern San Luis Obispo County. |
