The Department of Justice (DOJ), through the Executive Office for Immigration Review’s (EOIR) Recognition and Accreditation (R&A) Program, may authorize a non-attorney (“Accredited Representative”) to practice immigration law. Only a DOJ Recognized Organization (or an organization that is concurrently applying for DOJ Recognition on Form EOIR-31) may request accreditation on behalf of its proposed representative(s). At the direction of the Assistant Director for Policy, the Office of Legal Access Programs (OLAP) administers the R&A Program. To apply, the organization must submit this Form EOIR-31A with supporting documentation to OLAP for adjudication by the Assistant Director for Policy (or the Assistant Director for Policy’s delegate). An Accredited Representative must be an employee or volunteer of the organization and satisfy the eligibility criteria found at 8 C.F.R. § 1292.12. If approved, the Accredited Representative will be authorized to represent clients before the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and, in some cases, EOIR’s immigration courts and Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). Accreditation is tied to the Recognized Organization that submitted the application, so the Accredited Representative may only provide immigration legal services out of that Recognized Organization’s approved office(s).