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- Must be a Victim, Direct or Indirect, or a bystander or witness of the "qualifying crime"
- Must have been impacted by the crime or have information helpful to law enforcement.
- Must have suffered substantial physical or mental abuse.
- There must be Reasonable fear of returning to the applicant's home country
- Must have useful information about this criminal activity (or if under age 16, the parent, legal guardian, counselor or social worker can provide this information on behalf of the individual).
- Must have been or will be "helpful" to law enforcement in order to bring the perpetrator of this crime to justice
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Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to common questions about U-Visa and T-Visa applications.
Report the crime to the Police or the prosecutor's office. Before applying for a U-Visa we must submit a "certificate of helpfulness" signed by a law enforcement officer. This document informs USCIS that you have, in fact been a victim of a crime or cooperated with the police. In order to get this certification, the law enforcement officers must attest that the applicant was a victim of a qualifying crime and has been or is likely to be helpful to an investigation or prosecution of the crime. We will need a case number or the police report to request this certificate. Once the certificate of helpfulness is signed by law enforcement, we have 6 months to file your U-Visa application with USCIS.
Sexual crimes: rape, incest, sexual trafficking, sexual assault and abusive sexual contact, prostitution, sexual exploitation, and female genital mutilation. Violent crimes: murder, manslaughter, vehicular homicide, robbery, felonious assault, and domestic violence, stalking. Enslavement crimes: criminal restraint, kidnapping, abduction, being held hostage, forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, indentured or debt servitude, and false imprisonment. Obstruction of justice crimes: perjury, witness tampering, withholding evidence. Fraud in foreign labor contracting.
An applicant must prove that they have suffered "substantial" physical injury or mental anguish as a result of this criminal activity and must provide evidence such as: Medical records, An Affidavit detailing the physical or mental harm suffered, Statements from treating physicians and therapists, Psychological Evaluations, Photographs of physical injuries, and Affidavits or Reports from social workers
Certain family members may be eligible to become derivative U visa recipients if the principal applicant's application is approved. These include: Unmarried children under age 21, Spouse, Parents (if principal petitioner is under age 21), and Unmarried siblings under 18 years old (if principal petitioner is under age 21).
Yes, If you were the victim of a crime inside the United States and were deported or left the United States you may still be eligible for a U visa, and you can start the application while outside of the U.S.
Yes. Once you are approved for a U visa, you will be granted legal status in the U.S. for up to four years. Once you have held your U visa for three years, you may be eligible to apply for legal permanent residence (a green card).
Recruitment, transportation, transferring, harboring, or receiving of a person.
Prostitution, pornography, violence and sexual exploitation, forced labor, involuntary servitude, debt bondage, or slavery. Adult victims of human trafficking must prove that the crime involved at least one element from each of the above three. Child victims of human trafficking need only show an element from the Process and Goal categories.
Yes, Immediate Family members can be Derivatives of your U-Visa.
Yes, you may apply for a green card after 3 years of being approved and admitted for a T-Visa or after the Law enforcement agency finishes their investigation, whichever is sooner.