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ASISTA Practice advisory May 8, 2023

Unofficial Notes from USCIS Stakeholder Call on VAWA, U, and T Issues (May 8, 2023)

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VAWA / U / T Family-based practice USCIS Immigration court Direct PDF
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ASISTA Practice advisory Apr 1, 2023

ASISTA Notes from USCIS CAM Stakeholder Engagement & Highlights from April 2023 Expansion (April 2023)

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ASISTA Practice advisory Mar 29, 2023

ASISTA Practice Advisory: Ongoing Receipt Delays in Humanitarian Cases (March 29, 2023)

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VAWA / U / T Family-based practice USCIS Immigration court Direct PDF
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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Mar 10, 2023

USCIS Policy Manual Updates: T Visas and the Definition of Trafficking

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy guidance provides important information on how USCIS interprets these requirements and approaches T Visa adjudications. On October 20, 2021, USCIS added comprehensive policy guidance on T Visas to its Policy Manual. This practice advisory explores how these updates interpret the definition of a “severe form of trafficking in persons,” a key eligibility requirement for the T Visa.

Naturalization Consular practice VAWA / U / T USCIS Direct PDF
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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Dec 13, 2022

Stakeholder Call with USCIS on VAWA, U, T

This advisory contains general information shared by USCIS staff during the September 2022 stakeholder event. It contains notes compiled by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) VAWA, U, and T National Committee and reflects USCIS responses to questions posed by the committee and partners.

Removal defense VAWA / U / T USCIS Direct PDF
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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Jun 6, 2022

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.

Removal defense VAWA / U / T USCIS Court of appeals Direct PDF
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ASISTA Practice advisory Jun 1, 2022

VAWA Practice Advisory: VAWA Self-Petition Policy Updates (June 2022)

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ASISTA Practice advisory Apr 1, 2022

ASISTA COVID-19 Practice Pointer: COVID Testing & Vaccination Requirements for Travel to the United States (Updated April 2022)

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ASISTA Practice advisory Apr 1, 2022

Updated ASISTA Practice Advisory: The Impact of Matter of L-N-Y- (April 2022)

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VAWA / U / T Family-based practice USCIS Immigration court Direct PDF
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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Dec 3, 2021

Overview of the New U Nonimmigrant (“U Visa”) Bona Fide Determination

On June 14, 2021, USCIS announced a new “bona fide determination” process whereby certain U petitioners and their family members with pending U petitions can receive four-year work authorization and deferred action while they wait for full adjudication. This process could be very good for many of the 270,000 folks who have filed for a U visa and are waiting – but there are many folks left out, and of course, much of this depends on how the process is implemented. ILRC and ASISTA wrote this advis

Family-based practice Consular practice VAWA / U / T USCIS Direct PDF
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ASISTA Practice manual Nov 1, 2021

Advisory on new T Visa sections of the USCIS Policy Manual (November 2021)

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ASISTA Practice advisory Jul 2, 2021

Albence Practice Advisory (Updated 6/21/2021): Stay Extended through July 2, 2021

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