Webinar on public benefits available to immigrant victim survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Materials
Government Documents
- Final Specification of Community Programs Necessary for Protection of Life or Safety Under Welfare Reform Legislation
- HUD Funds Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing
- Violence Against Women Act 2006 Amendments
- Student Aid Eligibility
State and Federal Assistance Programs and State Driver’s Licenses
- Immigrant Crime Victim Child Care Access Chart
- Eligibility for State Funded TANF Replacement Programs for Immigrant Crime Victims
- Medical Assistance Programs for Immigrants and Immigrant Crime Victims: State by State
- State-Funded SSI Replacement Programs
- Acceptable Forms of Identification for State Drivers License/Identification Card
Tools for Advocates and Attorneys
- Access to Programs and Services that Can Help Battered Immigrants
- Public Benefits Access for Battered Immigrant Women and Children
- Barriers to Accessing Services: The Importance of Advocates Accompanying Battered Immigrants Applying for Public Benefits
From “Empowering Survivors: Legal Rights of Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault”:
- Access to Programs and Services that Can Help Victims of Sexual Assault
- HHS Funded Programs Open to all Immigrants
- HUD Programs and Immigrant Eligibility
- Emergency Medicaid for Non-Qualified Immigrants
- Coverage for Forensic Costs for Undocumented Immigrants
- Post-Assault Healthcare and Crime Victim Compensation for Immigrant Victims of Violence
- Pre-Natal Care For Qualified And Non-Qualified Immigrants
VAWA, T-Visa, and U-Visa Tools:
VAWA:
- Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Adults
- VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility Flow Chart for Abused Children
- Evidence Checklist: Immigrant Victims Applying for VAWA Self-Petitioning
T Visa:
U Visa:
Victim Eligibility for Benefits:
- Evidence List For Battered Immigrant Women Seeking Public Benefits
- Public Benefits Road Maps for Immigrant Victims and Their Children
- Immigration Status: Work Authorization, Public Benefits, and Ability to Sponsor Children
- Family Court Bench Card on Immigrant Crime Victim Access to Public Benefits and Services
- U-Visa Victim Benefits Eligibility Process
- Trafficking Victim Benefits Eligibility Process
- VAWA Public Benefits Eligibility Process