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Immigration Intern (Summer 2024)

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International Rescue Committee

Mar 27

Applications are closed

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Summer Internship
  • Government & Politics
  • Richmond

Requirements

  • Currently pursuing an undergraduate, graduate degree, or recent graduate
  • Preference for candidates to be in-person at the Charlottesville office
  • Excellent oral and written English skills, bilingual is preferred but not required
  • Willingness to follow the IRC intern and workplace policies, including confidentiality
  • Attention to details and timeliness
  • Solid computer skills(Excel, MS Word, Immigrant tracking software)
  • Commitment to work with refugees, and to learn about other cultures

Responsibilities

  • Attend Volunteer/Intern Orientation
  • Draft USCIS applications (green card applications, naturalization, etc.)
  • Contact clients
  • Keep and maintain records of immigration files
  • Track cases with USCIS
  • Organize immigration files
  • Prepare invitation letters to IRC clients
  • Communicate regularly with the IRC staff, keeping the immigration caseworker informed of any changes of schedule that may affect the work
  • Follow IRC policy on confidentiality, consider all personal information that intern might learn about clients as confidential
  • Work may include some clerical work, such as copying and filing
  • Record hours and submit completed timesheet for each month via the IRC’s online Volunteer Dashboard.

International Rescue Committee

We respond to the world’s worst humanitarian crises & help people to survive, recover, and gain control of their future.

Non-profit
Industry
5001-10,000
Employees
1933
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and help people to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees and displaced people forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40+ countries and in 29 U.S. cities, the IRC restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure.