Legal Services

Appointment Scheduling Guidelines

Guidelines Overview

The UC Immigrant Legal Services Center is currently experiencing a high volume of inquiries and requests for assistance. We appreciate your patience during this time. To ensure we address new inquiries and requests efficiently, please review the following guidelines before scheduling an appointment:

Urgent Time Sensitive Cases

1. ICE arrests / Detentions: If you are a UCLA Student, immediate family member of a UCLA student, or UCLA staff/faculty member who has been arrested or detained by immigration, please call UCLA Staff Attorney Gina Pech directly at (424)832-0977
2. DACA Renewals: If your DACA status will expire in less than 100 days or has already expires (less than 1 year), please email USP Paralegal Daisy Perez at daisy.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu and include the date your DACA expires
3. "Age-Out" Cases: If you or your immediate family member will turn 21 in less than 6 months and will be at risk of aging out for certain immigration pathways such as the following, please email UCLA Staff Attorney Gina Pech at gina.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu and include the type of pathway you believe you are eligible for as well as the date of your 21st birthday.  
   • Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
   • U Visa Derivative Status
   • T Visa Derivative Status

Cases We Support With

• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests  

• Family-based petitions

• Adjustment of Status

• Removal of Conditions on Residence 

• DACA Renewals

• Parole in Place

• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) 

• U Nonimmigrant Status (U Visa)

• T Nonimmigrant Status (T Visa)

• Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

• Green card replacements/renewals

• Naturalization (Citizenship)

Cases We Do Not Support With

• Employment-based immigration

• International student or exchange visitor visas

• Tourist visas

• Post-conviction relief 

Additional Guidelines

New Client: If you are new to the Center, please be sure to book an “Initial Intake” appointment. During the initial intake, we will conduct an in-depth screening to assess your eligibility for immigration relief and address any follow-up questions you may have. From time to time, we may have a waitlist for representation but will conduct an intake nonetheless to help you assess your options and can provide referrals upon request.

Appointments Limits: Appointments are limited to one person per appointment. This is to ensure confidentiality and provide each individual a safe space to discuss sensitive matters. If you would like to authorize the presence of another individual during your intake, please email UCLA Staff Attorney Gina Pech at gina.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu for a Confidentiality Waiver.

If you are already represented by an attorney in your immigration case, we recommend that you consult with your attorney directly for any case-related questions. Although we may be able to provide a second opinion if needed, we generally cannot intervene in cases where one already has legal representation.