Form EOIR-31 Jan 2017
Last Updated
The Department of Justice (DOJ), through the Executive Office for Immigration Review’s (EOIR) Recognition and Accreditation (R&A) Program, may authorize a non-profit religious, charitable, social service, or similar organization that provides immigration legal services primarily to low-income and indigent clients to provide representation through non-attorneys (“Accredited Representatives”) in immigration proceedings. At the direction of the Assistant Director for Policy, the Office of Legal Access Programs (OLAP) administers the R&A Program. An organization may request DOJ Recognition by submitting this form with supporting documentation to OLAP for adjudication by the Assistant Director for Policy (or the Assistant Director for Policy’s delegate). If approved, the organization’s Accredited Representatives will be authorized to appear on behalf of clients before the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and, in some cases, EOIR’s immigration courts and Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). Approved organizations appear on the R&A Rosters.