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1,275 nonprofit organisations across all 50 states and Puerto Rico, most of them free. They pay us nothing and we take nothing, they are listed because they exist, not because they signed up.

Why this is here. Most people who come to us asking about an EB-2 NIW should not be filing one, and our assessment tells them so. Saying “you do not qualify” and nothing else is how the notario market gets fed, people still need help, and they take the first offer they find. This is the honest next step. Only a licensed attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative may give you immigration advice. Everyone below is one or the other.

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Click a state to see its organisations. Every square is the same size so you compare the number of offices, not the size of the state.

Alabama: 6 organisationsAlaska: 2 organisationsArizona: 21 organisationsColorado: 20 organisationsFlorida: 57 organisationsGeorgia: 16 organisationsIndiana: 17 organisationsKansas: 8 organisationsMaine: 3 organisationsMassachusetts: 41 organisationsMinnesota: 23 organisationsNew Jersey: 34 organisationsNorth Carolina: 36 organisationsNorth Dakota: 3 organisationsOklahoma: 9 organisationsPennsylvania: 23 organisationsSouth Dakota: 4 organisationsTexas: 97 organisationsWyoming: 3 organisationsConnecticut: 28 organisationsMissouri: 13 organisationsWest Virginia: 4 organisationsIllinois: 58 organisationsNew Mexico: 8 organisationsArkansas: 4 organisationsCalifornia: 208 organisationsDelaware: 6 organisationsDistrict of Columbia: 21 organisationsHawaii: 5 organisationsIowa: 12 organisationsKentucky: 19 organisationsMaryland: 22 organisationsMichigan: 37 organisationsMississippi: 5 organisationsMontana: 1 organisationNew Hampshire: 3 organisationsNew York: 172 organisationsOhio: 23 organisationsOregon: 16 organisationsTennessee: 17 organisationsUtah: 7 organisationsVirginia: 20 organisationsWashington: 33 organisationsWisconsin: 15 organisationsNebraska: 12 organisationsSouth Carolina: 20 organisationsIdaho: 6 organisationsNevada: 10 organisationsVermont: 2 organisationsLouisiana: 11 organisationsRhode Island: 5 organisationsAL6AK2AZ21CO20FL57GA16IN17KS8ME3MA 41MN23NJ 34NC36ND3OK9PA23SD4TX97WY3CT 28MO13WV4IL58NM8AR4CA208DE 6DC 21HI5IA12KY19MD 22MI37MS5MT1NH 3NY172OH23OR16TN17UT7VA20WA33WI15NE12SC20ID6NV10VT 2LA11RI 5
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Filling in a form is very different from appearing in immigration court.

Counts reflect what is still selectable from your current results, not the whole directory, a filter offering options that would return nothing is worse than no filter.

Printed from NIWFile. Source: National Immigration Legal Services Directory (Immigration Advocates Network / Pro Bono Net). Details change, call before travelling. Only a licensed attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative may give immigration legal advice.

Sourced from the National Immigration Legal Services Directory, maintained by the Immigration Advocates Network and Pro Bono Net. We do not verify these listings ourselves and details change, confirm hours and services before travelling. NIWFile receives no payment from any organisation listed here. If an entry is wrong, report it to the source directory so everyone’s copy is corrected. Beware of anyone who is not a licensed attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative offering to handle your case: USCIS guidance on avoiding scams.