HELPFUL RESOURCES ON IMMIGRATION RELIEF FOR NATIONALS OF HAITI

US GOVERNMENT LINKS

Federal Register Notice of TPS Designation
http://frwebgate4.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/PDFgate.cgi?WAISdocID=086512109908+0+2+0&WAISaction=retrieve

USCIS Q & A on TPS-Haiti
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=e54e60f64f336210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e54e60f64f336210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

Application for TPS
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=80283796f8a5d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=e54e60f64f336210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

Application for Employment Authorization
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=73ddd59cb7a5d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=e54e60f64f336210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

Application for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability
http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-602.pdf

USCIS Fee Waiver Guidance
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=6fbad59ae8a8e010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

USCIS Fact Sheet on Humanitarian Parole for Haitian Orphans
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=9c22546ade146210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=68439c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

USCIS Policy Memo on Interim Relief for Haitians
http://www.uscis.gov/USCIS/Laws/Memoranda/2010/haiti-field-guidance.pdf

HAITIAN GOVERNMENT IN US

Haitian Consulate Embassy of Haiti in D.C.
545 Boylston Street, Suite 201 2311 Massachusetts. Ave., N.W
Boston, MA 02116 Washington, DC 20008
(617) 266 -3660 (202) 332-4090
Fax: (617) 266-4060 Fax: (202) 745-7215
Email: conbos@msn.com Email: embassy@haiti.org
http://www.haiti.org/
LEGAL EDUCATION

Free webinar training on
"Applying for Temporary Protected Status for Haitians in the U.S."
Friday, January 22nd @ 3:00 p.m.
To register, visit
https://www.livemeeting.com/lrs/8001993965/Registration.aspx?pageName=n8lmc68ljl7ck3t0

AILA audio seminar on
TPS and Relief for Haitians in the U.S.
Monday, January 25th, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
To register, visit http://www.aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=30999
**$29 for non-profit AILA members**

PRACTICE ADVISORY

Advisory for Haitian Nationals Considering Applying for TPS Past Criminal Dispositions/Conduct Could Bar TPS Eligibility and Lead to Detention and Deportation
http://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/docs/10_TPSCriminalBarsAdvisory1.pdf

INFORMATIONAL CLINICS

Greater Boston Legal Services
197 Friend Street
Boston, MA 02114
www.gbls.org
(617) 603-1808
Thursday, January 21st
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Haitian Multi-Service Center/Catholic charities
185 Columbia Road
Dorchester, MA 02121
(617) 506-6600
www.ccab.org/ccab_haitian.htm
Friday, January 22nd and Saturday, January 23rd
10:00 -5:00 p.m.
Volunteers needed! To sign up, go to: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/attorney/71122

City of Boston Haitian Support Center
Mattapan Public Library
1350 Blue Hill Avenue
Mattapan, MA
(617) 755 -1674
gjasmine@bphc.org
Friday, January 22nd, 1:00 -7:00 pm
Saturday, January 23rd, 12:00 -5:00pm
Monday –Friday, January 25th – January 29th, 1:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 30th, 12:00 – 5:00pm
Volunteers needed! To sign up, go to: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/attorney/71122

AIDS Action Committee
75 Amory Street
Boston, MA
(617) 450-1317
www.aac.org
Every Monday from 10:00 – 12:00pm starting Monday, January 25th
All are welcomed!

Cambridge Cares about AIDS
17 Sellers Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
www.ccaa.org
(617) 661-3040
Every Friday from 1:00 – 3:00pm starting Friday, January 29th
CCA clients only!



COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS

**Haitian Multi-Service Center/Catholic Charities**
185 Columbia Road
Dorchester, MA 02121
(617) 506-6600
http://www.ccab.org/help-haiti.html

Association of Haitian Women in Boston (AFAB)
330 Fuller Street
Dorchester, MA 02124
(617) 287-0096
www.afab-kafanm.org/

Haitian American Public Health Initiatives, Inc. (HAPHI)
10 Fairway Street
Mattapan, MA 02126
(617) 298-8076

Haitian Americans United (HAU)
10 Fairway Street, #218
PO Box 260440
Mattapan, MA 02126
(617) 298-2976
www.hauinc.org

Haitian Artists Assembly (HAA)
200 Governor’s Drive #31
Winthrop, MA 02152
(617) 846-5889

Haitian Health Outreach Project/Cambridge Health Alliance
52 Beacon Street
Somerville, MA 02142
(617) 498-2193

Listing of Other Organizations in the United States
http://www.ccher.org/subwbpg.htm