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Vermont Asylum Assistance Project

  • Location:
    P.O. Box 814
    Elmwood Ave
    Burlington, VT 05402
  • Phone:
    (802) 999-5654
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    No

Vermont Asylum Assistance Project (VAAP) is a legal services and technical assistance organization that exists to raise Vermont noncitizens’ awareness of and access to critical immigration legal help and support. We achieve our mission through statewide direct service delivery, pro bono coordination, peer support, community education, and administrative and legislative advocacy.

Serving as a bridge between service providers and regulators across the state and region, VAAP educates the public on immigration issues and advocates for policies and practices that advance immigrants’ rights.

Our hyrbid-remote staff, service learners, and volunteers represent noncitizens statewide, periodically visiting community-based organizations as well as VAAP’s appointment-only Burlington co-working office, as our dynamic work requires. We are supported by a dynamic board of directors and collaborate closely with legal advocates and lay service providing partners.

Visit our educational, multilingual website to learn more: www.vaapvt.org 

State served: Vermont

Services Provided

Areas of immigration legal assistance: Asylum applications, Employment authorization, Habeas Corpus, 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, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Federal court appeals
Other areas of legal assistance: Civil Rights
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, French, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Jill Martin Diaz
(802) 999-5654
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