• Does your nonprofit agency want to develop a legal immigration program, but lack attorneys on staff or the money to hire them?
• Does your nonprofit agency want to continue providing legal immigration services, but avoid engaging in the unauthorized practice of law?
• Does your nonprofit agency have immigration attorneys on staff, but want to expand its capacity by getting authorization for non-attorney staff to practice immigration law?

In these situations, your agency needs to seek recognition for itself and accreditation for its non-attorney staff. Recognition and accreditation is the Department of Justice’s certification of charitable immigration agencies and staff, and allows non-attorney staff to practice immigration law before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the immigration courts. The rules governing recognition and accreditation can be found at 8 CFR Section 1292.

These resources are meant to provide information to get you started in understanding recognition and accreditation.

CLINIC Resources

• Becoming a DOJ-Accredited Representative
• Enhance Your Immigration Services With DOJ-Accredited Representatives
• The Basics of DOJ Recognition and Accreditation
• Information About CLINIC Training for DOJ Recognition and Accreditation
• Webinar Recordings:
  • All About DOJ Recognition and Accreditation | recorded 2/14/2024
  • How to Apply for DOJ Full Accreditation | recorded 3/7/2024

EOIR/DOJ R & A Program Resources

• 8 CFR Section 1292
• Final Rule for R&A: Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Rev…
• EOIR Main Page on the Recognition & Accreditation Program
• EOIR FAQ Sheet on the Recognition and Accreditation Program
• Professional Rules of Conduct
  • Recognized Organizations 8 C.F.R. § 1003.110(b)
  • Accredited Representatives 8 C.F.R. § 1003.102