# Getting Help and Support
**Source**: https://immigration.stanford.edu/getting-help-and-support
Stanford is offering a range of support services for those with needs and questions about immigration issues.
Click on the links below to navigate to the relevant section.
## Help & Support for Students
### If you are a student and...
- are a non-U.S. citizen seeking information about immigration or travel issues, or have questions about your immigration status and how changes to immigration laws and policies may impact you, please contact the [Bechtel International Center](https://bechtel.stanford.edu/) for assistance and email Bechtel’s student immigration advisors with your questions at [internationalstudents@stanford.edu](mailto:internationalstudents@stanford.edu). The [travel page](https://bechtel.stanford.edu/navigate-international-life/travel) of the Bechtel website also provides extensive guidance for travel on a visa.
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- are looking for assistance or support regarding DACA or undocumented status, including questions about funding needs and financial aid, immigration status, and how potential changes to immigration laws and policies may impact you, please contact Undocumented Student Support Services at [fordreamers@stanford.edu](mailto:fordreamers@stanford.edu). Legal services, including free legal consultations and free DACA renewals and Advance Parole applications, are offered in partnership with the Immigrants' Rights Clinic of the Stanford Law School. Please note that legal services are available only to currently enrolled undocumented students. For support with legal resources, please email [fordreamers@stanford.edu](mailto:fordreamers@stanford.edu) from your Stanford email.
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- are seeking mental or emotional health support, contact [Counseling and Psychological Services](//vaden.stanford.edu/caps) (CAPS) at [(650) 723-3785](tel:1.650.723.3785) any time, including evenings and weekends. Individual short-term counseling and consultation sessions which specialize in international student concerns are offered by CAPS. These sessions are also bookable through [vadenpatient.stanford.edu](http://vadenpatient.stanford.edu/) and available during the academic year. In addition, virtual mental health care is available through [TimelyCare](https://vaden.stanford.edu/medical-services/appointments-medical-services/timelycare).
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- need assistance with impacts on your graduate study at Stanford, please contact the [Graduate Life Office](https://glo.stanford.edu) at [(650) 736-7078](tel:1.650.736.7078).
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- need assistance with impacts on your undergraduate study, please contact your [Undergraduate Advising Director](https://advising.stanford.edu/appointments) (UAD).
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- are seeking other kinds of support, dialogue, or connections with others, engage with [Residential Education](https://resed.stanford.edu/student-support) or one of [Stanford’s community resource centers](https://cecl.stanford.edu/the-centers).
## Help & Support for Faculty and Staff
### If you are a member of the faculty or staff and...
- need assistance planning research travel, please contact Global Risk at [globalrisk@stanford.edu](mailto:globalrisk@stanford.edu)
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- are concerned about an international student, please email the Bechtel International Center at [internationalstudents@stanford.edu](mailto:internationalstudents@stanford.edu)
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- are concerned about continuing funding support for impacted students beyond a previously anticipated separation date, please contact your school dean’s office. Emergency funds are available.
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- have questions related to employment and immigration status, please contact Employee & Labor Relations at [stanfordelr@stanford.edu](mailto:stanfordelr@stanford.edu) or (650) 721-4272.
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- have other needs or questions about immigration status - for example, regarding the undocumented status of a family member - you can receive a free consultation from [Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto](https://clsepa.org) at [(650) 326-6440](tel:1.650.326.6440), or one of the other Bay Area community partners with the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic of Stanford Law School listed on [this webpage](https://law.stanford.edu/organizations/pages/immigration-lawyer-resources/). A list of private immigration attorneys in the Bay Area is also available [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_UcCI-BwnyUuyklR_t5VR1r2Zg1f8Wny/view) (SUNet login required).
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- are concerned about a staff member in your department, please contact the Human Resources manager in your school or department
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- are seeking mental or emotional health support, contact the [Faculty Staff Help Center](//helpcenter.stanford.edu/”) at (650) 723-4577.
## Help & Support for Postdoctoral Scholars
### If you are a postdoctoral scholar and...
- are a non-U.S. citizen seeking information about immigration or travel issues, please contact the Bechtel International Center's scholar immigration advisors at [internationalscholars@stanford.edu](mailto:internationalscholars@stanford.edu) for assistance
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- need other legal assistance, contact the [Postdoc Assistance Program](https://postdocbenefits.stanford.edu/my-benefits/postdoc-assistance-program). This program can provide resources for local attorneys. A first consultation is free, with a reduced rate for future service.
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- are seeking mental or emotional health support, contact the [Faculty Staff Help Center](//helpcenter.stanford.edu/”) at (650) 723-4577.
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- have other questions or seek other kinds of support, contact the [Office of Postdoctoral Affairs](https://postdocs.stanford.edu) for help in getting to the appropriate resource.
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