Form EOIR-28: Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Immigration Court Representative

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Provide the Alien ("A") number of the party represented in this case.

Enter the name and address of the represented party: First, Middle Initial and Last name, Number and Street, Apt. No., City, State and Zip Code.

The attorney or representative must check the box indicating whether the entry of appearance is for All proceedings, Custody and bond proceedings only, or All proceedings other than custody and bond proceedings.

Separate appearances in custody and non-custody proceedings are permitted, but appearances for limited purposes within those proceedings, other than for document assistance to an unrepresented or pro se respondent, are not permitted. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(g)(1), 1003.38(g)(2); see also Matter of Velasquez, 19 I&N Dec. 377, 384 (BIA 1986).

Check the first box if you are an attorney eligible to practice law in, and a member in good standing of, the bar of the highest court(s) of the following states(s), possession(s), territory(ies), commonwealth(s), or the District of Columbia (use additional space on reverse side if necessary), and you are not subject to any order disbarring, suspending, enjoining, restraining or otherwise restricting you in the practice of law in any jurisdiction. If subject to such an order, do not check this box and explain on reverse.

Enter the Full Name of Court and the Bar Number (if applicable).

Check one of the other boxes that applies. You are a representative accredited to appear before the Executive Office for Immigration Review as defined in 8 C.F.R. § 1292.1(a)(4), with the recognized organization you enter. You are a law student or law graduate of an accredited U.S. law school as defined in 8 C.F.R. § 1292.1(a)(2). You are a reputable individual as defined in 8 C.F.R. § 1292.1(a)(3), appearing without direct or indirect renumeration, providing further information in the Additional Information box. You are an accredited foreign government official, as defined in 8 C.F.R. § 1291.1(a)(5), from the country you enter. You are a person who was authorized to practice on December 23, 1952, under 8 C.F.R. § 1292.1(b).

Check one: I hereby enter my appearance as attorney or representative for, and at the request of, the party named in NAME AND ADDRESS OF REPRESENTED PARTY; or EOIR has ordered the provision of a Qualified Representative for that party and I appear in that capacity. By signing this form, you consent to publication of your name and any findings of misconduct by EOIR, should you become subject to any public discipline by EOIR pursuant to the rules and procedures at 8 C.F.R. 1003.101 et seq. You declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that it is true and correct.

Enter the Signature of Attorney or Representative, the EOIR ID Number and the Date.

Enter the name of the attorney or representative (First, Middle Initial, Last), the Law Firm/Organization, the Address (Number and Street, City, State, Zip Code), the Telephone, Facsimile and Email.

Check here if new address. Attorneys and Accredited Representatives (with full accreditation) must first update their address in eRegistry before filing a Form EOIR-28 that reflects a new address.

You must designate Primary Attorney/Representative or Non-Primary Attorney/Representative unless you are appearing in an “on behalf of” capacity for another attorney for a specific hearing.

Only the primary attorney/representative will receive mailings from the Immigration Court.

All attorneys/representatives regardless of type of appearance are practitioners of record and are individually responsible as representatives for the respondent.

Circumstances may arise that require the Immigration Court to designate a primary and/or switch service of mailings from the primary to a non-primary.

For “on behalf of”, enter the Attorney's Name and the Date of the hearing. For: I am providing pro bono representation, check yes or no.

Under Proof of Service, enter your Name, the Date you mailed, emailed or delivered a copy of this Form EOIR-28, and the DHS (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - ICE) at which you did so.

Check the box for: No service needed. I electronically filed this document, and the opposing party is participating in ECAS.

Sign as the Signature of Person Serving.

Additional Information: if you are filing this form as a reputable individual as defined in 8 C.F.R. § 1292.1(a)(3), please provide a statement how you meet that criteria, including that you are appearing on an individual basis at the request of the person entitled to representation and describing your pre-existing relationship or connection to that person.

Form EOIR-28 is the Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative Before the Immigration Court, from the U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review. The information requested on this form is authorized by 8 U.S.C. §§ 1229(a), 1362 and 8 C.F.R. § 1003.17 in order to enter an appearance to represent a party before the Immigration Court.

A separate appearance form (Form EOIR-27) must be filed with an appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals (see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.38(g)).

Automated information about cases before EOIR is available by calling (800) 898-7180 or (304) 625-2050 or by checking online at https://acis.eoir.justice.gov.

A Form EOIR-61, not a Form EOIR-28, is required for the entry of a limited appearance for document assistance on an application, brief, motion, or other document before the Immigration Court.