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T6 and Adjustment of Status (AOS) for U and T visas

On April 15, 2015, the USCIS issued a policy memorandum (PM-602-0107) establishing a new derivative category for the adult or minor child of a derivative beneficiary of a T visa. Further, the policy memo established guidelines for the related T and U visa nonimmigrant adjustment of status applications. The policy changes detailed in the memo are binding on all USCIS employees. New T-6 Derivative Category Section 1221 of VAWA 2013 expanded the derivative category based on present danger of retaliation to include children (adult or minor) of the principal’s derivative family members if…Read More Breaking News

Saying i do

La mayoría de las personas solo requieren un anillo de matrimonio como evidencia de su casamiento. De hecho, su promedio de parejas casadas no necesitan probarles a otras personas que están casados. La asistencia a su gran casamiento es evidencia suficiente de que en realidad están casados; en inmigración, todo lo opuesto es verdadero. Para aquellas personas que están interesadas en llenar una petición de casamiento para su esposo o esposa, deben saber que existen muchos niveles de evidencia necesarios para probar que en realidad ese matrimonio es legal y verídico. La razón…Read More Breaking News

DOL Certification of U and T Visa

US Labor Department expands its support of victims of human trafficking and other crimes. Department will begin to certify 'T' visas and expand 'U' visa certifications. On 04/02/2015, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez announced that the labor department's Wage and Hour Division will begin to exercise its authority to certify applications for trafficking victims seeking "T" visas. The division will also certify "U" visa requests when it detects three additional qualifying criminal activities in the course of its workplace investigations: extortion, forced labor, and fraud in foreign labor contracting. Background: U…Read More Breaking News

U VISA

What is U Visa? How it can help me? U nonimmigrant status provides immigration protection to victims of qualifying crimes who have suffered substantial mental or physical abuse as a result of the crime. The U visa allows victims to remain in the United States and assist law enforcement authorities in the investigation or prosecution of the criminal activity. » You can legally live in the United States for four years. » With a U-Visa you can get permission to work in the United States. » Some of your family members might also…Read More Breaking News
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