Survivor’s Visas

Diana assists with visas for survivors: VAWA, U, and T visas.
The VAWA (self-petitioning) Visa allows abused spouses, children, or parents of U.S. Citizens or legal permanent residents (green card holders) to apply for a green card without the abuser’s involvement. Approved VAWA petitioners become eligible for a green card.

U Visas are for survivors of domestic violence or other crimes. U visa recipients must have assisted law enforcement in investigating or prosecuting crime.

T Visas provide immigration relief for survivors of sex trafficking or labor trafficking.

All three require careful and extensive documentation and should be supervised by an experienced immigration attorney.

Asylum is for people who are already in the United States and cannot return to their home country due to a reasonable fear of persecution. This firm does not address ‘defensive’ asylum – petitions from persons already involved with Immigration officials due to overstay or invalid entry. But we do assist those who entered the U.S., are not yet involved with Immigration officials, are not in removal proceedings, and cannot safely return to their country of origin.

If you receive asylum, your spouse and your unmarried children under age 21 may be eligible to follow you to the United States.
In order to win asylum, you must prove that you will be persecuted or face serious harm if you return to your home country. You must demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution based on specific grounds, such as race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group.