Legal Services

Who We Are Unable to Serve

Our program was created to serve undocumented students and, when possible, their family members. Our program is currently unable to provide services to U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or international students, or to their family members. However, we can provide referrals to other nonprofit organizations or private attorneys...

DACA Advance Parole

DACA Information

Criminal and Immigration Background Checks at the Federal Level

Who should get their FBI records?

It is important to obtain your FBI records if you have had any prior contact with law enforcement or immigration authorities. Visit the FBI website for further instructions.

How do I get my FBI records?

To obtain your records, you will have to send your fingerprints, an application, and a small fee to the FBI records request office.

Completing the FBI Record Application Form Be sure to include the address where...

Tips for Traveling with Advance Parole through DACA

If you have decided to travel and received advance parole from USCIS, below are several tips that will help prepare you for the process of going abroad. If you initially entered the United States without authorization and you are not grandfathered under 245-i, traveling on advance parole can help you fix your immigration status through an immediate relative (U.S. citizen parent, spouse, or child) more easily in the future....

Legal Support for Staff with DACA and TPS

Know Your Rights

Schedule Your Legal Support Appointment

COVID-19 UPDATE (as of 01/14/2020, but subject to change)

EBCLC is the legal service provider for USP. As one of the largest providers of free legal services in the East Bay and home to eight of Berkeley Law’s community-based clinics, EBCLC places tremendous importance on the health of our staff, students, clients and the public. We are committed to providing responsive legal services in the areas of housing, health, immigration, education, and economic security, and we will continue to do so with the utmost respect for our clients. All visitors to our offices are required to wear N-95 or KN-95 masks (which are provided), and to complete a COVID-...

Who We Serve

As the legal services provider for the Undocumented Student Program, the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) provides immigration legal consultations and, as resources and circumstances allow, full legal representation to:

Currently enrolled UC Berkeley students (undergraduate, graduate, or professional) who are undocumented or have been granted DACA or humanitarian protection (such as Temporary Protected Status, U visa, T visa, asylum, VAWA, parole, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status); and Immediate family members (spouse, domestic...