March 2017
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services released updated U visa application and certification forms. The new forms include the criminal activities added by the Violence Against Women Act 2013 – stalking and fraud in foreign labor contracting. The certification form will also be more certifier friendly for a broader range of U visa certifiers including judges, magistrates, commissioners, police, sheriffs, prosecutors, and state and federal government agencies (e.g., EEOC, Labor, Adult and Child protective services).
Note: In a Law Enforcement Roundtable convened by NIWAP yesterday (March 23, 2017) USCIS announced that there will be a Grace period through October 1, 2017 after which the old U visa certification form will no longer be accepted.
U visa cases filed after May 17, 2017 will be required to used the new U visa certification form.
Click below for copies of the U visa forms, form instructions and the latest publications by DHS on the U visa.
U Visa Certification Form (I-918 Supplement B, February 7, 2017)
U Visa Certification Form Instructions (I-918 Sup B Instructions, February 7, 2017)
U Visa Application Form (I-918, February 7, 2017)
U Visa Application Form Instructions (I-918 Instructions, February 7, 2017)
U Visa Petition for Qualifying Family Member (I-918 Supplement A, February 7, 2017)
Resources for Certifiers
DHS: U and T Visa Certification Resource Guide (November 2015)
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security published in February 2017 a new tool that provides an overview for law enforcement and other government agencies (including judges) authorized by the U Visa statutes, regulations and policies to sign U visa certifications. The overview describes the role of a certifier, what constitutes U Visa criminal activity, which government agencies are eligible to certify, who can sign a certification, when a certification may be signed, tips for completing the certification, and includes phone numbers, websites and resources available to assist certifiers from DHS and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
USCIS Website on U Visas for Immigrant Crime Victims
USCIS Website on Violence Against Women Act Self-Petitions
Law Enforcement U Visa Certification Toolkit (February 2017)
U Visa Certification Toolkit for Judges, Magistrates, Commissioners and Other Judicial Officers
Adult Protective Services U Visa Certification Toolkit
More Training Materials on the U Visa
Law Enforcement and Prosecutors Training Manual
Judges and Courts Training Manual
Discussion Paper: U Visa Model Policy
T Visa Application and T Visa Declaration (Certification) for Victims of Human Trafficking
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Issued new editions of the T Visa application and the T Visa declaration/certification from that law enforcement, prosecutors and judges can sign in support of an immigrant victims of human trafficking’s T Visa application.
T Visa Application Form (I-914, January 18, 2017)
T Visa Application Form Instructions (I-914 Instructions, January 18, 2017)
T Visa Application for a Family Member (I-914 Supplement A, January 18, 2017)
T Visa Declaration (Certification) Form (I-914 Supplement B, January 18, 2017)
T Visa Declaration (Certification) Instructions (I-914 Supplement B, Instructions January 18, 2017)