By Hannah | Published August 19, 2019 | Posted in Immigration Law, U Visa | Tagged Tags: Immigration, nonimmigrant visa, nonimmigrant visa programs, u visa | Comments Off on The Benefits and Risks of U-Visas
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The Benefits and Risks of U-Visas
The United States has a long, often complicated history with immigration, and part of that complexity comes from the hostility that immigrants face when they arrive here. And however hostile the current administration might be to immigrants, there are still legal protections for immigrants (even undocumented immigrants) who become the victims of crimes. To that Read More
Read MorePending U-Visa Petition with the Vermont Service Center
A U-Visa is a non-immigrant visa that can be converted to a green card. It is for victims of certain qualifying crimes (usually violent crimes) who report it to law enforcement, cooperate if asked to, and are harmed in some way. Some examples of the violent crimes that qualify for this are felony assaults, kidnapping, Read More
Read MoreMayor de Blasio Announces Plans to Issue U and T Visa Certifications to Undocumented Immigrants
On February 9, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York City Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR) Commissioner and Chair Carmelyn P. Malalis announced that the NYCCHR will begin issuing visa certification for the city’s undocumented aliens, making it the only human rights agency in a major U.S. city to do so. Under Read More
Read MoreOPTIONS TO CONSIDER WHILE WAITING FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA TO ACT ON IMMIGRATION
Much to the disappointment of immigrants and immigration reform activists, President Obama recently announced a delay in the use of executive action to solve the country’s immigration issues. On June 30, he promised that he would use executive action before the end of the summer. However, during the weekend of September 5-7, he announced that Read More
Read MoreU Visas: Turning Violent Crime into a Blessing in Disguise
While no one wants to be the victim of violent crime, it is becoming increasingly easier for certain immigrants to see the silver lining in an otherwise daunting experience. Specifically, the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 created a special visa category for victims of violent crime. As its name implies, the Read More
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