Request to be Included on the List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers for Individuals in Immigration Proceedings

OMB 1125-0015

The List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers (“List”) is a list of persons who have indicated their availability to represent aliens on a pro bono basis. EOIR seeks to replace the current paper version of the EOIR application Form-56, with an electronic system to make an initial application and apply for continued participation in the List. Electronic filing of the Form EOIR-56 will be mandatory, and is intended to elicit, in a uniform manner, all of the required information for EOIR to determine whether an applicant meets the eligibility requirements.

The latest form for Request to be Included on the List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers for Individuals in Immigration Proceedings expires 2023-04-30 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form EOIR-56 Request to be Included on the List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers for Individuals in Immigration Proceedings Form and Instruction
SUPPORTING STATEMENT for EOIR-56_2022_FINAL_SIGNED.docx Supporting Statement A
Cover Letter to John R Carlson.pdf Supplementary Document
omb83-i complete 2022.pdf Supplementary Document
30-day notice published.pdf Supplementary Document
60-day notice published.pdf Supplementary Document
8 USC § 1229_Initiation_of_removal_proceedings.pdf Supplementary Document
8 USC § 1158_Asylum.pdf Supplementary Document
Authority 8 CFR 1003.61.pdf Supplementary Document
Request to be Included on the List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers for Individuals in Immigration Proceedings Form and Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

202211-1125-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2023-04-13
202111-1125-002 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2021-11-26
201912-1125-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2020-01-29
201904-1125-001 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2019-04-09
201705-1125-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2017-08-29
201502-1125-001 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2015-08-20