Learn about the law and your legal rights in North Carolina. Find self-help resources to resolve your legal problems without a lawyer.
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Farmworkers and Maternal and Child Health
(Separate Website)
This web page contains basis information and statistics about maternal and child health and child care for farmworkers.
By: National Center for Farmworker Health
Benefits.gov - Your Benefits Connection
(Separate Website)
Are there government benefit programs available to help you? GovBenefits.gov will help you answer that question. Our online screening tool is free, easy-to-use, and completely confidential. We do not require your name, phone number, Social Security number, or any other information that could be used to identify you. You answer a series of questions about yourself, and then GovBenefits.gov returns a list of government benefit programs you may be eligible to receive along with information about how you can apply. Whether it's a direct payment, a loan, insurance, training, or other services - there may be government benefit programs available to help you.
By: GovBenefits.gov
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Spanish / Español
Guide to Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs
(Separate Website)
This page outlines what kinds of federal benefits (food stamps, medicaid, medicare, etc.) are available to immigrants based on their immigration status.
By: National Immigration Law Center
Refugee Public Assistance
(Separate Website)
This web page contains basic information about what Refugee Public Assistance can do for you--such as income help, medical help, English classes, assistance in finding employment, etc. This page also tells you where you can call to get this help.
By: North Carolina Division of Social Services
Supplemental Security Income for Non-Citizens
(Separate Website)
This document answers the following questions:
(1) Who can get Supplemental Security Income (SSI)? (2) What are credits of work? (3) What is proof of your status? (4) What is the seven-year limit for some noncitizens? (5) Information about Medicaid, (6) Filing a new claim if you have a sponsor, (7) Social Security numbers, (8) Becoming a citizen.
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Answers to Common Questions - How Do I . . .
(Separate Website)
The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services has created a series of documents that they call "How Do I ??s" These documents cover a wide variety of topics on immigration matters and are meant to assist you in finding the information you need about a particular immigration and asylum subject. Each How Do I ?? starts with background information on the chosen topic, and then helps answer your questions about INS procedures. Each How Do I ?? links you to information on the INS Website and, sometimes, to relevant information on other U.S. Government Websites. These links go to the relevant sections of immigration law and federal regulations, to instructions on applying for immigration benefits, the correct form and fee, and so on.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
North Carolina Statutes
(Separate Website)
The North Carolina General Assembly is offering access to the Statutes on the Internet as a service to the public. These statutes are the general laws that govern North Carolina's legal system.
By: North Carolina General Assembly
Crab and Oyster Workers' Rights
(Separate Website)
This brochure explains your rights as a crab and/or oyster worker in North Carolina and lists the contact information of the organizations that may be able to help you in case there is a problem or a violation of your rights. The brochure currently exists only in English. Please see Spanish version below.
By: North Carolina Justice Center
Immigrants and Public Benefits
(Separate Website)
Articles about immigrants and public benefits originally published in the NILC newsletter Immigrants' Rights Update, as well as E-mail Benefits Updates, are accessible from this page.
By: National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
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Legal Aid of North Carolina provides free legal advice and representation in some types of cases. Click on the icon to find out what types of cases are handled and to apply online.
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