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Sample: CBP FOIA Request Cover Letter

U Visa
VAWA

A sample cover letter to request a CBP FOIA.

02/25/21

Sample: Authorization of Release of Information

This is a template for a client to authorize a legal service provider to disclose to and/or receive from third parties.

02/25/21

Sample: USCIS FOIA Request Cover Letter

VAWA

A sample cover letter for a FOIA request from USCIS.

02/25/21

Sample: EOIR FOIA Request Cover Letter

U Visa
VAWA

A sample cover letter to request an EOIR FOIA.

02/25/21

NIJC Example DETAINED Notice of Amendments to I589

NIJC Example DETAINED Notice of Amendments to I589

08/01/19

NIJC Example Cover Page

NIJC Example Cover Page

08/01/19

Sample: VAWA Cover letter, I-360

VAWA

Sample: VAWA Cover letter, I-360

07/15/19

Sample: Cover Letter for VAWA I-765

VAWA

Sample: Cover Letter for VAWA I-765

07/15/19

Sample: Cover Letter for VAWA I-485

VAWA

Sample: Cover Letter for VAWA I-485

07/15/19

Guidelines for Letters from Friends or Family Who Provide Affidavits

U Visa
VAWA

Guidelines for letters from friends or family of survivors of domestic violence who provide affidavits.

06/21/19

Example - U Visa Cover Letter Template - Principal Applicant

U Visa

This is an example of a template cover letter for a U Visa Principal Applicant.

06/21/19

Sample: Request to Hold I-485 in Abeyance, VAWA.

VAWA

Request to Hold I-485 in Abeyance for a VAWA application.

06/21/19

Example: U Visa Cover Letter - Derivative Applicant

Child
U Visa

This is a template cover letter for a U Visa Derivative Applicant.

06/21/19

Sample Cover Letter For Renewing an Asylum-Based Employment Authorization Document (EAD)

Asylum
LGBTQ

Sample cover letter to submit with application to renew employment authorization for pending asylum applicants.

06/19/19

Cover Letter for EAD Renewal for Asylum Seeker

Asylum
LGBTQ

NIJC sample cover letter for employment authorization renewal application for a pending asylum applicant.

06/18/19

Cover Letter for Initial Employment Authorization Filing for Asylum Seeker

Asylum
LGBTQ

NIJC sample cover letter for initial employment authorization application for a pending asylum applicant.

06/18/19

Cover Letter for Track Three FOIA Request

Sample cover letter to submit to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services requesting that a Freedom of Information Act request for documents be placed on a "track three" fast-track.

06/18/19