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1. Information and Orientation on the asylum process:
RIF will provide you with an orientation on the asylum process.
Our objective is to give you up-to-date and reliable information
which is essential to begin the asylum process. This timely
consultation also helps prevent abuse from fraudulent and
unethical immigration service providers.
2. Individual Legal Consultations:
RIF's legal consultant, a licensed
immigration attorney, provides a detailed consultation and
evaluation of one’s potential asylum claim. The attorney answers
questions regarding the asylum process and can help one gather
important evidence in support of one’s claim. RIF does not,
however, provide direct legal representation.
3. Help to secure legal representation:
After the assessment, where warranted, RIF
will help you find a reliable pro-bono attorney within its
network of reputable and experienced legal providers. Our
primary objective is to insure that asylum seekers with
meritorious claims are matched with competent, honest attorneys.
One of our goals is to prevent the derailing of meritorious
cases by incompetent and unscrupulous immigration practitioners.
4. Psychological evaluations:
RIF provides psychological affidavits which are drafted by
licensed mental health professionals. These are done at the
request of lawyers only.
5. Social support and counseling:
RIF offers a welcoming environment where you
find support during your application process, while you are away
from your family, and trying to adjust to a new country.
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