Vermont Legal Aid and Legal Services Vermont typically can’t give legal advice about immigration. On this page we provide a few resources that may help you.

Immigration

For help with immigration issues in Vermont, contact:

• Vermont Asylum Assistance Project at 802-999-5654 and info@vaapvt.org.
• Association of Africans Living in Vermont at 802-985-3106 and info@aalv-vt.org.
• The Center for Justice Reform at Vermont Law and Graduate School at 802-540-0398 and CJRClinic@vermontlaw.edu. (Note: This organization cannot handle new cases at this time. They will reopen in September 2024.)

To learn more about your rights, visit:

• The Immi website created by the Immigration Advocates Network and Pro Bono Net.

Citizenship

CitizenshipWorks provides information and online tools about citizenship.

Immigrants with Criminal Justice Histories

If you were born outside of the United States, do not have U.S. citizenship, and have had contact with the criminal justice system (including arrests, citations, charges or convictions), contact the Prisoner's Rights Office of the Vermont Office of the Defender General.

If you want to have your criminal record expunged or sealed, your first step is to contact the Center for Justice Reform at Vermont Law and Graduate School at 802-540-0398 and CJRClinic@vermontlaw.edu. If they tell you it is fine to proceed with a petition to expunge or seal your record, follow the steps on our web page about expungement.

Getting public benefits or health care

See our web pages on these topics:

• Public Benefits and the Public Charge Rule for Immigration
• Immigrants and Health Care Coverage