U and T visas
General Information
- Bench Card on U Visa Victim Eligibility Process https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-benefits-benchcard
- Human Trafficking and the T-Visa http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch11-human-trafficking-and-t-visa/
- T Visa Quick Reference for Law Enforcement & Prosecutors https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/t-visa-quick-refernece-for-law-enforcement-prosecutors
- T visa Process Timeline with Background Checks https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/t-visa-timeline
- T visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide (October 20, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/t-visa-law-enforcement-resource-guide
- Sample Questions for Identifying a Trafficked/Enslaved Person https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/questions-for-identifying-trafficked-or-enslaved-persons
- U Visa Timeline with Background Checks https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-timeline
- U visa Quick Reference Guide for Judges (October 14, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-quick-reference-guide-for-judges
- Pro Bono Training Institute “U Visa” Training Module (June 21, 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pbti-u-visa-module
- Quick Reference Guide for Prosecutors: U Visa and VAWA Confidentiality Related Case Law https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/quick-reference-guide-for-prosecutors-u-visa-and-vawa confidentiality
- U Visa Flow Chart http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uvisaflowchart/
- Chapter 10 U-Visas: Victims of Criminal Activity (2013) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch10-u-visas/
- Collection of U Visa News Articles http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/IMM-Tool_UVisaNewsArticles-10-1-13.pdf
- Battering or Extreme Cruelty in the Context of Elder Abuse from APS Tool Kit https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/extreme-cruelty-elder-abuse-aps-tool
- ASISTA Policy Alert: Bona Fide Employment Authorization for U Visa Petitions https://asistahelp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Policy-Alert_-Bona-Fide-Employment-Authorization-for-U-petitioners-1.pdf
- DHS U and T Visa Training Videos (September 25, 2013) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/dhs-roll-call-videos
U visa Certification & T visa Declaration
- U visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide (2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-certification-resource-guide-2022
- U visa Certification and T visa Declaration Toolkit for Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutors https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/u-visa-toolkit-police-prosecutors
- U visa Certifications, T visa Declarations, and Continued Presence: Range of Potential Certifiers at the Local, State, and Federal Government Levels https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-range-of-potential-fcertifiers
- Certifying Early: When Should You Sign a U or T Visa Certification for a Victim? http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/certifying-early-7-24-17-final-w-logo/
- U Visa Certification Tool Kit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, Commissioners, and Magistrates and Other Judicial Officers: https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/judges-u-and-t-certification-toolkit-2
- U-Visa: “Helpfulness” Checklist https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-helpfulness-checklist
- Guide to Obtaining U visa Certifications Practice Advisory (July 2017) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/ilrc-u-visa-practice-advisory
- Battered Women’s Justice Program (BWJP) Assessing Helpfulness for Immigrant Crime Victims (April 10, 2015) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/april-10-2015-assessing-helpfulness-bwjp
- State U Visa Certification Laws http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/state-u-visa-certification-laws/
- Understanding the Judicial Role in U-Visa Certification, American Journal of Family Law http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/judicial-role-u-visa-cert/
- International Association of Chiefs of Police 2018 Resolution on Education and Awareness of U and T Visa Certifications https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/iacp-support-for-education-and-awareness-on-u-visa-certifications-and-t-visa-declarations
- Battered Women’s Justice Program (BWJP) Immigrant Crime Visas: Law Enforcement’s Tool to Strength Community Policing (February 18, 2015) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/february-18-2015-crime-visas-bwjp
U Visa as a Crime-Fighting Tool
- Stories From the Field: The Crime Fighting Effectiveness of the U Visa (August 23, 2021)
- https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-crime-fighting-stories
- Transforming Lives Study Provides Evidence-Based Support for The Effectiveness of the VAWA and U Visa Programs and the DHS U Visa Bona Fide Policy That Provides Earlier Access Deferred Action and Work Authorization To Applicants (June 14, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/transforming-lives-study-21
- The U Visa as a Crime-Fighting Tool: How Certification Improves Domestic and Sexual Violence Investigations and Prosecutions (February 20, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/u-visa-2020 \
- The Importance of the U visa as a Crime-Fighting Tool for Law Enforcement Officials – Views from Around the Country http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uvisa-crime-fighting-tool
- Overcoming Fear and Building Trust With Immigrant Communities and Crime Victims (Police Chief Magazine April 2018) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/policechief_april-2018_building-trust-immigrant-victims/
- Building Trusting Relationships: A Guide for Advocates/Attorneys Working With Law Enforcement On U-Visa Certification Issues https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/advocate-law-enforcement-guide
- Protecting Our Communities and Officer Safety http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/may_june_sheriff
- Promoting Access to Justice for Immigrant Crime Victims and Children: Findings of a National Judicial Survey and Recommendations http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/trends-in-state-courts-survey-findings/
- Tip Sheet for Courts Developing U Visa Certification Protocols https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/tips-for-courts-u-visa-cert-protocols
- The U visa: An Important Tool for Community Policing https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uvisa-community-policing-tool
- How Law Enforcement is Using the U visa: Practice Brief https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-qref-uvisapracticebrief-10-11
- U Visa Legal Advocacy: Overview of Effective Policies and Practices https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uvisa-collaboration-policy-brief
U and T visa and VAWA Confidentiality
- Legislative History of VAWA (94,00,05) T and U visas, Battered Spouse Waivers, and VAWA Confidentiality https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/VAWA_Leg-History_Final.pdf
- Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/conf-vawa-bro-3prongsofconfidentiality/
- Chapter 3 of Empowering Survivors: VAWA Confidentiality, History, Purpose, DHS Implementation, and Violations of VAWA Confidentiality Protections http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch3-vawa-confidentiality-history-purpose/
- Utilizing VAWA Confidentiality Protections in Family Court Proceedings** https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1270
- Court Rulings Confirm Federal VAWA Confidentiality Protections Bar Discovery of VAWA Confidentiality Protected Information in State Family Court Proceedings https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/conf-vawa-tool-hawkedemajfactsheet
- Courthouse Immigration Enforcement: Steps State Courts Are Taking (2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/courthouse-protections-and-crime-victims
- Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/family-court-bench-card-vawa-confidentiality
- VAWA Confidentiality Statutes, Legislative History and Implementing Policy (2.23.17)
http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-confidentiality-statutes-leg-history/
Department of Homeland Security Publications on U and T visas
- USCIS, T Visa Certification Resource Guide (October 20. 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/t-visa-law-enforcement-resource-guide
- U and T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide DHS published resource guide for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, and other certifying officials http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhs-updated-u-certification-resource-guide-2015
- Blue Campaign: What You Can Do- Recognizing and Supporting Trafficking Victims in the Courtroom http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/bc-pamphlet-judicial-english
- USCIS Continued Presence & Temporary Immigration Status for Victims of Human Trafficking http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/continued-presence-temp-imm-status
- USCIS: U Visa Demographics: U Visa Report (March 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis-u-visa-demographics
- USCIS U Visa Report: U Visa Filing Trends (April 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-filing-trends
- USCIS: Trends in U Visa Law Enforcement Certifications, Qualifying Crimes and Evidence of Helpfulness (July 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u_visa_lea-certs-report
- USCIS U Visa Report Technical Appendix (July 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/technical_appendix_for_u_visa_report
- DHS: U and T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide (2015) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhs-updated-u-certification-resource-guide-2015
- USCIS U Visa Certification Factsheet Q&A http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-relief-victims-trafficking-and-other
Forms
U visa Forms
- DHS: Form I-918 for U visa Applicant https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/form-i-918
- DHS: Form I-918, Supplement A for Qualifying Family Member, https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-qualifying-family-member-form-december2021
- DHS: Instructions for I-918 and Supplement A, https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-and-qualifying-family-supplement-instructions
- DHS: Form I-918, Supplement B, for U visa Certification http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/i918-supb-certification
- DHS: Instructions for Form I-918, Supplement B, for U visa Certification http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/instructions-i1918-unonimm-status
T visa Forms
- DHS: Form I-914, https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/form-i-914
- DHS: Instructions for Form I-914, https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/i-914-instructions
- DHS: Form I-914, Supplement B for T visa Endorsement http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/i-914-supplement-b-instructions
- DHS: Instructions for Form I-914, Supplement B http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/i-916-supplement-b-instructions
Immigration Options for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Bench Card: Overview of Types of Immigration Status (October 14, 2013, Update April 22, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/bchcrd-immstatustypes * (88)
- Good Faith Marriage in VAWA Self-Petitioning Cases (December 29, 2021) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/good-faith-marriage-vawa/ * (31)
- Bench Card: DHS Enforcement Priorities Information for State Court Judges (April 24, 2013, Updated December 27, 2021) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhsenforcementpriorities-benchcard/ * (23)
- Family Court Bench Card on Immigration Relief for Battered Spouses, Children, and Immigrant Crime Victims (October 29, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/bench-card-on-immigration-relief-for-crime-victims * (12480)
- NCJFCJ’s Break From the Bench: What a judge needs to know about…Responding to Immigrant Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence (April 27, 2021) https://www.ncjfcj.org/webcasts/responding-to-immigrant-victims-of-domestic-and-sexual-violence/ (12385)
- DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/infographic-on-protections-for-immigrant-victims
- Immigration Options for Victims of Crime -DHS Brochure http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-options-victims-of-crimes
- USCIS and Blue Campaign Continued Presence Pamphlet (February 28, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/contin-presence-pamphlet-2
- Blue Card: Screening Tool for Victims Who Qualify for Immigration Protective Relief (March 2, 2018) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/screening-tool-victims-qualify/
- Comparison Chart of U visa, T Visa, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petition, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chart-vawa-t-u-sijs-daca/
- Comparing Inadmissibility Waivers Available to Immigrant Victims in VAWA Self-Petitioning, U visa, T visa, and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Cases https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/inadmissibility-chart-vawa-t-u-sijs
- VAWA Red Flags http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-red-flags/
- Chapter 08: Immigration Relief for Child Sexual Assault Survivors http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch8-imm-relief-child-sexual-assault-survivors/
- Chapter 13: When Foreign Students or Their Family Members Are Sexually Assaulted: Immigration Implications of the Student and Exchange Visitor System http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch13-foreign-students-sexually-assaulted/
- USCIS Brochure: Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (January 27, 2017) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/fgmc_brochure_final/
VAWA Self-Petition/Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petition
- VAWA Self-Petition Timeline with Background Checks (June 12, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-timeline
- VAWA Self-Petition: Protections for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Abuse by Abusive Spouses and Parents (Webinar – April 22, 2020, with Materials and Q & A Answers) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/2020-vawa-self-petition-webinar
- Introduction to VAWA Self-Petitioning and Flow Charts (June 19, 2019) VAWA Self-Petitioning Flow Charts (June 19, 2019)
- Pro bono Institute “Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petition” Training Module (June 18, 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pbti-vawa-training
- VAWA Self-Petitioning Flow Chart for Child Applicants
- http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-flow-chart-child/
- Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Elder Abuse Survivors https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-chart-vawaselfpetitionelders
- Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Adults https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-self-petitioner-flow-chart-for-adults
- Battering or Extreme Cruelty: Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Order and Family Law Cases https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/extreme-cruelty-examples-protection-order-2
- Chapter 3.3 VAWA Self-Petition (2013) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch3-3-selfpetitionprep/
Immigration Relief for Immigrant Children and Youth
- The Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Bench Book: A National Guide to Best Practice for Judges and Courts (April 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/sijs-bench-book-complete * (153)
- Interim and Supportive Measures to Help and Protect Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking and Sexual Harassment (October 28, 2016) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/title-ix-foreign-students
- Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Harassment: Special Needs of “F” Visa Holders (October 27, 2016) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/interim-measures-for-f-visa-holders
- Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Harassment: Special Needs of “J” Visa Holders (October 27, 2016) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/interim-measures-for-j-visa-holders
- Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Harassment: Special Needs of “M” Visa Holders (October 27, 2016) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/interim-measures-for-m-visa-holders
- Immigration Relief for Abused Children (May 1, 2016) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis_sijs_brochure
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts (July 1, 2014) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis-sijs-for-courts
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Child Welfare Workers (July 1, 2014) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis-sijs-info-for-childwelfareworkers
- Chapter 13: When Foreign Students or Their Family Members Are Sexually Assaulted: Immigration Implications of the Student and Exchange Visitor System (July 1, 2014) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch13-foreign-students-sexually-assaulted
- Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students (June 20, 2014) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/screening-students-for-immigraiton-protections/
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