U Nonimmigrant Status: From Eligibility to Adjustment

Co-Sponsored by

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), and

Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services of the Archdiocese of Omaha

April 15, 2011

8:30 – 5:00

Location:

College of Public Affairs and Community Service (CPACS)

Rooms 132 and 132D

University of Nebraska – Omaha

Omaha, NE 68182

(402) 554-2276

$145per person from CLINIC affiliate programs and other non-profit agencies;

$435 capfor first 3 registrants

($45 materials fee per person after 3 attendees from the same office site have registered at $145)

$255 per person for private attorneys and staff

Please be sure to register under the correct category and for the correct training. All registration changes or cancellations are subject to an administrative charge of $70.00.

Continental breakfast isincluded. Lunch is on your own.

This intensive one day training will cover the law and procedure of U nonimmigrant status for victims of certain crimes. The trainers will discuss the eligibility requirements for U status; law enforcement certification issues; waivers of the grounds of inadmissibility; strategies for preparing winning applications; and adjustment of status for U nonimmigrants. The training materials will include sample U status application packets and inadmissibility waiver requests. The training will be presented by CLINIC attorneys Sarah Bronstein and Jennie Guilfoyle. Speakers will include Elisha Novak and Jossy Rogers of Catholic Charities of Omaha.

Space is limited to 70 participants. The deadline for registration is April 8, 2011 or sooner if registration is filled. For registration information call: Chris Ozaki 415-394-9371.

For the agenda and additional information click here.

IS THIS TRAINING RIGHT FOR YOU?

This is an introductory training on U nonimmigrant status for the practitioner who has a background in immigration law but is new to this area. This training is most valuable for practitioners who have already been exposed, through prior trainings and/or work experience, to immigration law fundamentals. Basic familiarity with (1) immigration law vocabulary, (2) the ways in which immigrants may gain legal status, and (3) the concepts of inadmissibility and deportability is assumed. For more information about CLINIC’s training classifications, see our website at

The training is for the staff of Catholic Charities and other community-based organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status, and attorneys and legal staff of private law offices. If you are registering as staff of a community-based organization, you must fax a copy of you IRS 501(c)(3) letter designating your agency as a nonprofit entity to CLINIC at 415-394-8696 to the attention of Chris Ozaki. Your registration will be confirmed upon receipt of this letter. If you are an attorney, please include your state bar number. Payment is by credit card only.

Hotel Information:The following are hotels that are within a mile of the training site:

Courtyard by Marriott at Aksarben Village

1625 South 67th Street, Omaha, NE 68106

(402) 951-4300

DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Omaha

7270 Cedar St., Omaha, NE 68124

(402) 397-5141

C. Coco Key Water Resort Hotel Convention Center

3321 South 72nd Street, Omaha, NE, 68124

(866) 899-8039

Training Location and Parking: The training will be held on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO) in the CPACS building. Parking is available in the East Parking Garage – middle level (Lot U), use code 9022# to enter the parking structure. For a map of the UNO campus, click here: