Monday, September 9, 2013
How to Obtain BIA Recognition for Your Agency and Become an Accredited Representative
Date: Monday , September 9, 2013 Time: 8:30 a.m.—10:20 a.m.
In this training, we will cover in detail the requirements for obtaining Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Recognition for your non-profit agency so that it may provide immigration legal services through Accredited...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Adjustment of Status Basics
Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
This training will provide an overview of the basic eligibility requirements for adjustment of status in the United States with a focus on family-based immigration. The training will also survey common grounds of inadmissibility encountered by potential adjustment applicants as well as...
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Waivers and Exceptions to Select Grounds of Inadmissibility and Deportability
Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.
This seminar will provide a basic overview of certain grounds of inadmissibility and deportability as well as waivers and exceptions that overcome removability because of health concerns, criminal convictions, smuggling in persons,...
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Asylum, Withholding of Removal and Protection Against Torture Relief
Date: Thursday, September 12, 2013 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.
This training will cover grounds for claiming asylum and related relief. It will include discussion of persecution and well-founded fear of persecution, withholding of removal and CAT relief, the definition of torture, the bars to asylum...
Friday, September 13, 2013
Mock Immigration Court Hearing
Date: Friday, September 13, 2013 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Participants will have a chance to observe a mock immigration court hearing to see how proceedings typically unfold, and to see how problems can arise and are handled. Issues will be based on the topics covered in the first four days of training. This training will be...
