§ 460-a. Definitions and applicability. For the purpose of this\narticle the following terms shall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Immigrant assistance service" means providing assistance, for a\nfee or other compensation, to persons who have, or plan to, come to the\nUnited States from a foreign country, or their representatives, in\nrelation to any proceeding, filing or action affecting the\nnon-immigrant, immigrant or citizenship status of a person which arises\nunder the immigration and nationality law, executive order or\npresidential proclamation, or which arises under actions or regulations\nof the United States citizenship and immigration services, the United\nStates department of homeland security, the United States department of\nlabor, or the United States department of st
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§ 460-a. Definitions and applicability. For the purpose of this\narticle the following terms shall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Immigrant assistance service" means providing assistance, for a\nfee or other compensation, to persons who have, or plan to, come to the\nUnited States from a foreign country, or their representatives, in\nrelation to any proceeding, filing or action affecting the\nnon-immigrant, immigrant or citizenship status of a person which arises\nunder the immigration and nationality law, executive order or\npresidential proclamation, or which arises under actions or regulations\nof the United States citizenship and immigration services, the United\nStates department of homeland security, the United States department of\nlabor, or the United States department of state.\n 2. "Provider" means any person, including but not limited to a\ncorporation, partnership, limited liability company, sole proprietorship\nor natural person, that provides immigrant assistance services, but\nshall not include (a) any person duly admitted to practice law in this\nstate and any person working directly under the supervision of the\nperson admitted; (b) any not-for-profit tax exempt organization that\nprovides immigrant assistance without a fee or other payment from\nindividuals or at nominal fees as defined by the federal board of\nimmigration appeals, and the employees of such organization when acting\nwithin the scope of such employment; (c) any organization recognized by\nthe federal board of immigration appeals that provides services via\nrepresentatives accredited by such board to appear before the United\nStates citizenship and immigration services and/or executive office for\nimmigration review, that does not charge a fee or charges nominal fees\nas defined by the board of immigration appeals; (d) any authorized\nagency under subdivision ten of section three hundred seventy-one of the\nsocial services law and the employees of such organization when acting\nwithin the scope of such employment; or (e) any individual providing\nrepresentation in an immigration-related proceeding under federal law\nfor which federal law or regulation establishes such individual's\nauthority to appear.\n