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Continued Presence (CP) is a temporary immigration status that allows eligible trafficking victims to temporarily remain and work in the United States during a trafficking-related investigation, prosecution, or a federal civil action under 18 U.S.C.

Many criminal grounds of inadmissibility may be waived for T visa applicants under INA § 212(d)(13), including grounds involving crimes of moral turpitude, prostitution, and those related to controlled substances. For grounds other than health-related

A T visa inadmissibility waiver, filed on Form I-192, lets a trafficking survivor who would otherwise be barred from a T visa ask U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility.

T-1 nonimmigrants may apply for adjustment of status under INA § 245(l) after satisfying the applicable continuous physical presence period and the other statutory and regulatory requirements. Principal applicants generally must have been lawfully admitted

New York Penal Law § 135.35 makes labor trafficking a state crime, but a conviction for a related charge under that statute is not required to secure federal T nonimmigrant status for victims. Police reports,

If you are a survivor of trafficking or a serious crime in New York, choosing between a T visa and a U visa is one of the most important immigration decisions you will face. Both

To qualify for T-1 nonimmigrant status, an applicant must be physically present in a qualifying location because of trafficking. This physical presence requirement is one of the core eligibility criteria under INA § 101(a)(15)(T)(i)(II), but

Federal T visa rules do not require a formal police report to request or submit a law enforcement agency declaration in New York. However, adult applicants who do not qualify for the age exemption or

Form I-914 is the official application used to request T nonimmigrant status, commonly called a T visa, from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This visa protects survivors of severe human trafficking by allowing them

If you hold a T visa in New York, you can apply for a green card through a process called adjustment of status. To qualify, you generally need at least three years of continuous physical

A derivative T visa allows certain family members of a human trafficking survivor to obtain lawful immigration status in the United States. If the principal applicant has applied for or been granted T-1 nonimmigrant status,

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) defines “severe forms of trafficking in persons” as either sex trafficking induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or labor trafficking that subjects a person to involuntary servitude,