Legal aid for people who are homeless or 'fuori convenzione'

Avvocato di strada lawyers help people living on the street.
They provide legal services in many Italian cities. 

Contact Avvocato di strada to see if they are working where you are and which legal services they offer.

The legal services available differ by city. They may include:

• Information on how to seek asylum
• Help preparing for the asylum interview
• Appeals of negative decisions on asylum applications
• Information and assistance with family reunification procedures
• Help with marriage procedures
• Help with divorce procedures
• Help getting and renewing documents (such as the 'permesso di soggiorno', etc.)
• Legal aid on criminal cases
• Legal aid for workers who are not being paid

Check with Avvocato di strada to see if they work in your city and which legal services they can offer.

Additional Information

These legal services are only for people who are homeless, including people who are no longer allowed to stay in the centers for asylum-seekers. 

Services are also for people who were recently released from prison or the hospital, and who no longer have pending asylum applications or international protection in Italy.