VAWA Self-Petition Policy Updates (June 2022)

On February 10, 2022, USCIS released several VAWA Self-Petition policy changes. The changes include the nationwide implementation of two circuit court decisions and changes in USCIS’s interpretation of the joint residence requirement for VAWA Self-Petitioners. This practice advisory contains short summaries of USCIS’s VAWA Self-Petition policy changes.

Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Jun 6, 2022 Direct PDF available

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Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from Immigrant Legal Resource Center on Removal Defense; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure.

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Removal defense VAWA / U / T

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Immigration court deadline Bond, detention, and habeas BIA, PFR, and federal court USCIS and AAO appeals VAWA, U, T, and survivor relief

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