Para asistencia en español, llame al 858-637-3345.

Higher Education Legal Services (HELS) provides FREE immigration legal services to students, staff, and faculty at San Diego and Imperial Valley community and state colleges. Virtual and in-person appointments are available.

Your first appointment is a thorough intake to assess your case. After the intake, we will schedule a follow up appointment to provide a consultation specific to you.

Please contact us if you need any assistance with scheduling your legal services intake at 858-637-3345. Services for California State University (CSU) affiliates include immediate relatives and alumni.

*(Immediate Relatives = Spouse, parents, children, siblings, legal guardian of students, staff, or faculty. Alumni = Graduated within the last 2 years).

Servicios disponibles en español. Indique su idioma de preferencia en el formulario.

All consultations are completely confidential.

Please enter your full legal name when scheduling an appointment and as much detail in the intake form as possible.

    • Virtual - California State University (CSU)

      1 hour

      IMPORTANT: Appointments are exclusively for the CSU community. If you or your immediate family are not affiliated with CSU, your appointment will be CANCELLED. Virtual appointments will be held via Zoom, and the link will be sent separa ...

    • Virtual - Community College / Continuing Education

      1 hour

      Virtual appointments are via Zoom, the link will be sent separately from the confirmation email.

      Las citas virtuales se realizan a través de Zoom, el enlace se enviará por separado del correo de confirmación.

    • In Person Intake Appointment

      1 hour

      In-person appointments are offered at the college campuses listed, and you can schedule an appointment at any campus, regardless of which one you attend. Se ofrecen citas en persona en los campus listados, puedes programar una cita en ...