Immigration Legal Services for Afghan Arrivals – Technical Assistance Interest Form

Immigration Legal Services for Afghan Arrivals (ILSAA) - Technical Assistance Interest Form

OMB Control No.: 0970-0531

Expiration Date: 09/30/2025

THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT (PRA) OF 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) The purpose of this information collection is for legal service providers and others to request technical assistance through the Immigration Legal Services for Afghan Arrivals project, an Office of Refugee Resettlement initiative. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average eight minutes per respondent, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and reviewing the collection of information. This is a voluntary collection of information. A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and no individual or entity is required to respond to, nor shall an individual or entity be subject to a penalty or failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number. If you have any comments on this collection of information, please contact Malia Kim, Capacity Building Director, ICF, by email at [email protected].

Thank you for your interest in receiving technical assistance from Immigration Legal Services for Afghan Arrivals (ILSAA). Information provided in this form may be shared with the Office of Refugee Resettlement with identifying information held private and all reporting done in aggregate for continuous quality improvement purposes. If you have any questions about this form, please email Knowledge Management Coordinator, Amber Blatt, at [email protected] 

Which best describes your profession? (Drop Down) 

1. Accredited Representative

2. Attorney

3. Education Professional

4. Federal Employee

5. Interpreter/Translator

6. Paralegal

7. Social Services Professional

8. State Refugee Coordinator

9. Student/Intern

10. Other

Name: (text box) 

Email: (text box) 

Organization Name: (text box) 

Location (State): (drop down, states listed) 

What topic best fits your technical assistance request? (select one)

• Adjustment of Status (I-485)

• Affidavit of Support (I-864)

• Afghan Culture and History

• Asylee Derivative (I-730)

• Asylum and Withholding of Removal (I-589)

• Bars to Asylum

• Communicating with USCIS

• Country Conditions

• Crimmigration

• Employment Authorization (I-765)

• Ethical Considerations

• Family Petition (I-130)

• Family Reunification (DS-4317)

• Filing

• Humanitarian Parole

• Interview Preparation

• Juvenile and Unaccompanied Minors

• Legal Case Management Practices

• Missing or Lost Affidavits/Documents

• Persecutor Bar

• Polygamy

• Re-Parole (I-131)

• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) (I-360)

• Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) (DS-157 & I-360)

• Temporary Protected Status (TPS) (I-821)

• Terrorism-Related Inadmissibility Grounds

• Trauma-Informed Practice

• Working with Interpreters

• Wraparound Legal Services

• Other: please explain (text box)

What type of technical assistance are you requesting? (select all that apply) 

• Brief, downloadable tip sheets and/or downloadable desk guides

• Coaching and consultation with subject matter experts

• Customized training for my team/organization

• In-depth learning resources (e.g., online self-paced eLearning, videos, webinars, guides)

• Information about existing data or research

• Opportunities for peer-to-peer knowledge sharing

• Other: please explain (text box)

Is there any additional context or information that you would like to provide about your request? (text box)

After receiving the technical assistance, what are the intended outcomes?

• Build my skills and apply them in a particular area

• Increase my knowledge and awareness about a particular topic

• Enhance connections and share knowledge with peers working in similar practice areas or common initiatives

Are there relevant timing considerations or deadlines? (text box) 

Who is the target audience? (select all that apply)  

1. Legal Service Providers

2. Eligible Afghan Arrivals

3. Other: ______________ 

What languages should these materials be in? (select all that apply)  

1. English 

2. Dari 

3. Pashto 

4. Uzbek 

5. Urdu

6. Arabic 

7. Other: ______