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Petition to Waive Court Costs
Click the document title to be linked to LawHelp Interactive where you can prepare a Petition to Waive Court Fees which can be used to ask the Pennsylvania Court for permission to file legal papers for free. This form can be used in most types of court cases in Pennsylvania. Approval to waive fees is not automatic. You will need to ask the Court to approve your Petition. Instructions will be included. PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT a fill-in-the-blank form; you will need to answer questions while connected to the Internet.
IMPORTANT: To use this form, you must use Internet Explorer as your browser and Microsoft Word to print your documents.
By: North Penn Legal Services
File My Application Online (E-Filing)
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The forms below are currently available for e-filing, with some restrictions.
I-90 - Application to Replace Permanent Residence Card
I-131 - Application for Travel Document
I-140 - Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker
I-539 - Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status
I-765 - Application for Employment Authorization
I-821 - Application for Temporary Protected Status
Immigration Forms and Fees
(Separate Website)
Downloadable Immigration Forms
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Employment Based Forms
(Separate Website)
USCIS forms are always FREE to download on this site, or order by mail or phone at 1-800-870-3676.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Green Card Based Forms
(Separate Website)
USCIS forms are always FREE to download on this site, or order by mail or phone at 1-800-870-3676.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Forms Updates
(Separate Website)
This page lists updates to forms as they are published, along with a brief explanation of the nature of the update.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Check Filing Fees
(Separate Website)
Information on fees required to file a variety of forms.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Workers' Rights Handbook
(Separate Website)
Handbook on workers rights including the rights of immigrant workers. Original Philadelphia area handbook created by Community Legal Services, Friends of Farmworkers and Villanova Law School Clinical Program based on a publication created by the Chinatown Community Youth Leadership Project, a program of Asian Americans United.
By: Friends of Farmworkers
Immigrant Workers' Employment Rights
(Separate Website)
Slides from a PowerPoint presentation outlining many issues related to an immigrant worker's employment rights.
By: Friends of Farmworkers
Green Card Through a Job
(Separate Website)
Information and directions necessary to apply for lawful permanent residence or "green card" through a job or offer of employment.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Permanent Workers
(Separate Website)
If you have the right combination of skills, education, and/or work experience and are otherwise eligible, you may be able to live permanently in the United States. This provides information on whether you qualify.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Temporary (Nonimmigrant) Workers
(Separate Website)
Information on how a nonimmigrant can qualify to work temporarily in the United States.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Temporary Visitors for Business
(Separate Website)
Information on how you can qualify to become a Temporary Visitors for Business.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Students and Exchange Visitors
(Separate Website)
Information on what to do if you wish to pursue full-time academic or vocational studies in the United States.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Information for Employers and Employees
(Separate Website)
Information about immigration and working in the United States.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Social Security & Entering the United States of America
(Separate Website)
Official US government site for information about Social Security for recent immigrants and other non-citizens.
By: Social Security Administration
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E-Verify: Employee Rights and Responsibilities (Video)
This video places special emphasis on the rights of employees, particularly when an employee receives a message from E-Verify indicating that there is a problem with the employment eligibility documents that the employee submitted to the employer. For more information about E-Verify or for the visually accessible version of this video, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
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Spanish / Español
Immigration and Immigrant Workers: The Basics
(Separate Website)
This document outlines the basic immigration concepts, categories, and laws relating specifically to immigrant workers. Immediately following this document is a more in-depth Glossary of immigration terms that offer definitions for immigration statuses and immigration-related terms, including definitions for various terms used in the document.
By: National Immigration Law Center
Immigration Status and Your Rights as a Worker [PDF]
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet, for workers, gives an overview of the ways in which immigration status may affect worker's labor and employment rights. Please consult an attorney to get an evaluation of your claims. The document is PDF format.
By: National Employment Law Project (NELP)
Employer Work Authorization Verification [PDF]
(Separate Website)
This fact sheets is an overview of the rights of workers when employers seek to verify or re-verify their work authorization. Please consult an attorney to get an evaluation of your claims. The document is PDF format.
By: National Employment Law Project (NELP)
Employer Work Authorization Verification [PDF]
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet explains the legal process by which employers verify work authorization and the circumstances under which reverification is permitted.
By: National Employment Law Project (NELP)
Proving Work Authorization and Reverification
(Separate Website)
Questions and answers on work authorization and reverification.
By: National Immigration Law Center
Classes of Immigrants Authorized to Work in the United States
(Separate Website)
This chart lists the most common categories of immigrants who can receive work authorization from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)either by virtue of their legal status, or because they are eligible to apply for permission to work as part of a pending application.
By: National Immigration Law Center
Immigrant Workers' Rights and Remedies
(Separate Website)
Information about the enormous obstacles faced by immigrant workers, especially the undocumented and short-term guestworkers in their efforts to enforce workplace rights.
By: National Employment Law Project
Know Your Rights About E-Verify
(Separate Website)
Information about your rights relating to E-Verify, the Internet-based program that allows participating employers to electronically verify workers? employment eligibility with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration.
(SSA).
By: National Immigration Law Center
Document Abuse
(Separate Website)
Information on the most common legal work authorization documents that you are allowed to show your employer to prove your identity and eligibility to work in the U.S.
By: National Immigration Law Center
Citizenship Discrimination
(Separate Website)
Information on citizenship status discrimination, where an employer treats you differently from other workers because of your citizenship or immigration status.
By: National Immigration Law Center
The I-9 Process and Anti-Discrimination Protections in the INA
(Separate Website)
Information on the employers requirement to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all employees hired after November 6, 1986 and to complete a special government form? the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form, or ?Form I-9? for short?for each new hire.
By: National Immigration Law Center
Filing an Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination Charge
(Separate Website)
A Do-It-Yourself Packet for Immigrant Workers. This Packet Contains a Basic Information Brief:
Employer Sanctions and Discrimination; Sample I-9 Form; Practical Tips on Dealing with a Discriminatory Employer; How to File a Discrimination Charge; Instructions on Filling out the Charge Form; and Sample Charge and Complaint Forms.
By: National Immigration Law Center
What is the Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) and How Do You Get One? [PDF]
(Separate Website)
This document explains in brief the Individual Tax Identification Number and how a worker can apply for one. The document is PDF format.
By: National Employment Law Project (NELP)
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Spanish / Español
Special Issues for Immigrants filing Income Tax Returns [PDF]
(Separate Website)
This publication focuses on two issues: worker access to Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) and how to file taxes when
employers misclassify workers as "independent contractors."The document is PDF format.
By: National Employment Law Project (NELP)
Social Security No-Match Letters: Questions and Answers for Workers [PDF]
(Separate Website)
This Q&A addresses frequently asked questions about workers' rights when their employer receives a Social-Security no-match letter. Please consult an attorney to get an evaluation of your claims. The document is PDF format.
By: National Employment Law Project (NELP)
Fact Sheet on Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN) [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Information about Individual Tax Identification Numbers (ITIN) issued by IRS to process taxes. The ITIN was created for individuals who do not qualify for a Social Security Number (SSN) so they can pay taxes.
By: National Employment Law Project
Rights Begin at Home: Protecting Yourself as a Domestic Worker [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Handbook informs domestic workers about their rights under the law and offers advice on how to improve their wages and working conditions. Please consult an attorney to get an evaluation of your claims. The document is PDF format.
By: National Employment Law Project (NELP)
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