Nevada: U Visa Certification (2019) [pdf]

The state of Nevada approved the Assembly Bill 336 in 2019, concerning victims and witnesses, U Nonimmigrant Status, and Certification of Victim Helpfulness. This bill requires that law enforcement, prosecutors, judges or other state or local agencies authorized to sign U visa certifications sign U visa certifications within 90 days of the request (and 14 days if the victim requesting certification is age 20 or in immigration removal proceedings0 and include on the certification forms details about the crime victimization and the victims helpfulness. The law includes a presumption of helpfulness, bars agencies from placing any time limitations on how long ago the crime on which the certification request is based occurred, places limits on when a request can be denied or withdrawn, and requires development of language access protocols and annual reports to the Legislature on certification.