Community Education Toolkit: Unauthorized Practice

Avoid scams

• Immigrants: Don't let notarios and scammers take advantage of you
• Immigration consultants: What are they allowed to do?

Where to get qualified immigration legal help

• CLINIC Directory
• Are immigrants in your community looking for advice? Here’s how you can help.

How to report notario fraud

• Unauthorized Practice of Immigration Law (UPIL): A State-by-State Overview of Legal Mechanisms
• 5 Reasons You Should Report Notario Fraud and Immigration Scams

Advocacy Resources

Immigration advocates, use these resources to educate lawmakers about the consequences of immigration services fraud on their communities. Strong policies against scammers will protect families from harmful services and punish wrongdoers.

• Combatting Immigration Services Fraud
• 5 ways state officials can protect the public from notario fraud
• Stopping Immigration Services Scams: A Tool for Advocates and Lawmakers
• Why states should enact comprehensive laws that protect against the unauthorized practice of immigration law