U visa, what are the conditions for U visa to apply for a green card, and what are the conditions for U visa to change for a green card?
● Applicants must be victims of qualified criminal acts, mainly including rape, human trafficking, domestic violence, sexual harassment, kidnapping, obstruction of judicial justice, and severe beating of others. The applicant is an undocumented immigrant who has suffered serious physical or mental injuries due to the above-mentioned criminal acts.
As a victim, the applicant should master the criminal activities, actively cooperate with the identification of criminal suspects, report the case and provide effective clues when necessary.
● Obtain a certificate issued by the relevant federal, state or local law enforcement departments (police or prosecutors) to prove that the applicant, as the victim of the relevant case, is providing or may provide assistance in solving the case during the investigation and accusation.
● The criminal act violates American laws or occurs in the United States.
●U visa applicants can be not only victims of criminal acts, but also family members of U visa holders. 2 1 U visa holders can apply for U visas for spouses, unmarried children under 2 1 and parents, brothers and sisters under 81; 2/kloc-holders of u visas over 0/year old can apply for u visas for their parents and unmarried children under 2 1 year old.
U visa application process:
The applicable form for applying for a U visa is I-9 18. Supplementary materials for Supplement B must be submitted at the same time as I-9 18. This material is to prove that the applicant is a victim of a criminal act and contributes to the judicial process. It is also an important document for whether the application for a U visa can be approved.
It should be noted that Supplement B must be signed by the official supervisor or person in charge, and the application must be submitted with the original signature within 6 months. The evidence submitted at the same time as Supplement B can be: court records, court materials, police reports, news articles, sworn testimony, protection orders, etc. At the same time, the applicant also needs to submit proof of his physical or psychological injury.
Of course, indispensable evidence is evidence that the applicant has direct or indirect help to solve the case or convict, which is generally issued by law enforcement agencies or government departments.
Finally, the applicant should write a detailed personal statement, explaining the nature of the criminal case as the victim, the time of the crime, the characteristics of the suspect, the physical and mental injuries suffered, etc. If the applicant, that is, the victim of a criminal case, is under the age of 16 and cannot be accurately and clearly described, he may be represented by his parents or other guardians.
If a U visa applicant wants to apply for a U visa for his family at the same time, in addition to the I-9 18 form, he/she also needs to make supplementary materials for I-9 18 ... If applying for a spouse, he/she needs to prepare a marriage certificate at the same time. If the application is made by children or parents, materials such as birth notarization should be prepared.
U visa is a non-immigrant visa, valid for 4 years. However, if the holder has lived in the United States continuously for more than 3 years, he can change his identity and apply for a green card. The visa has an annual quota of 10000, which will be issued on the first day of each fiscal year. For example, the places awarded on June 20 13 1 day were in the fiscal year 20 14. At the end of 20 13, due to too many applicants, the number of places was full, and subsequent applicants could only be placed in the waiting sequence. The Immigration Bureau will issue new places in the fiscal year of 20 15 10 1 this year. It is recommended that qualified applicants seek a lawyer to prepare materials as soon as possible and strive for places.