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Join the authors of The U Visa: Obtaining Status for Immigrant Victims of Crime in this 90-minute webinar on the current-cutting edge and complex issues that arise in U visa cases.

Level: AllThis webinar will discuss the I-929 process for U visa principals to include qualifying family members when they adjust status. The presenters will cover eligibility requirements, current trends, and practice tips.PresentersAlison KamhiAlison Kamhi is the Legal Program Director based in San Francisco. Alison is a dedicated immigrant advocate who brings significant experience in immigration law to the ILRC. Alison leads the ILRC's Immigrant Survivors Team and conducts frequent in-person and webinar trainings on naturalization and citizenship, family-based immigration, U visas, and FOIA requests. She also provides technical assistance through the ILRC’s Attorney of the Day program on a wide range of immigration issues, including immigration options for youth, consequences of criminal convictions for immigration purposes, removal defense strategy, and eligibility for immigration relief, including family-based immigration, U visas, VAWA, DACA, cancellation of removal, asylum, and naturalization. 

Join nationally-recognized and widely published U Visa experts as they discuss the latest practice tips and process updates on assisting U nonimmigrant-eligible clients with applications, removal issues, and travel/parole.

Every year, T visa applications to USCIS fall far short of the 5,000 annual cap, meaning that thousands of T visas have gone “unclaimed.” With a thorough understanding of the eligibility requirements for a T visa and correct screening, many more trafficking survivors could be identified and assisted in seeking relief. Join us to learn the intricacies of T visa eligibility, less obvious scenarios that qualify, and how to work with clients to screen for T visa eligibility.

Join us for a 90-minute webinar with the latest practice tips and process updates on assisting clients with U nonimmigrant status, U adjustment or U visa travel cases.

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This option allows you to register for the following two U Visa webinars at a discounted price.

This advanced webinar will address adjudication trends in U visa cases and recent policy changes.

Join us to discuss how to deal with U visa-eligible clients with past or current removal issues.

Please note that this seminar was originally scheduled for 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

This webinar will provide nuts-and-bolts information for practitioners who want to add the T visa and T visa-based adjustment of status applications to their current roster of immigration options for current and future clients.

One paid registration per individual participant is required for all webinars.

Join us to discuss how to deal with U visa-eligible clients with past or current removal issues.

This webinar is intended for legal service providers who are new to the area of family-based immigration and will focus on the basics of the family visa petition. We will cover which relatives can qualify for family-based immigration and how they fit and move around the preference categories with events such as marriage, divorce or the naturalization petitioner. We will also review how priority dates are established, lost and recaptured, as well as the role of the visa bulletin and what happens when the visa availability date advances or regresses. We will review the various ways in which a family visa petition may get revoked and we will review the rules applying to widows and other beneficiaries when the qualifying relative dies.  The discussion will include an overview of the Child Status Protection Act.

This webinar is intended for legal service providers who are new to the area of family-based immigration and will focus on the basics of the family visa petition. We will cover which relatives can qualify for family-based immigration and how they fit and move around the preference categories with events such as marriage, divorce or the naturalization petitioner. We will also review how priority dates are established, lost and recaptured, as well as the role of the visa bulletin and what happens when the visa availability date advances or regresses. We will review the various ways in which a family visa petition may get revoked and we will review the rules applying to widows and other beneficiaries when the qualifying relative dies. The discussion will include an overview of the Child Status Protection Act.

Join us for a webinar specifically geared toward attorneys and advocates who are interested in learning the fundamentals of U visas and U nonimmigrant status. We will provide an overview of the U nonimmigrant visa eligibility requirements and application process. This will include: strategies for getting law enforcement agencies to sign the certification of helpfulness, how to thoroughly document a case, and how to overcome inadmissibility issues with a winning waiver application.

Join us for a webinar specifically geared toward attorneys and advocates who are interested in learning the fundamentals of U visas and U nonimmigrant status. We will provide an overview of the U nonimmigrant visa eligibility requirements and application process. This will include: strategies for getting law enforcement agencies to sign the certification of helpfulness, how to thoroughly document a case, and how to overcome inadmissibility issues with a winning waiver application.

This seminar is intended for legal service providers who are new to the area of family-based immigration and will focus on the basics of the family visa petition. We will go over the I-130 petition, including what relatives can qualify for family-based immigration; how priority dates are established, lost and recaptured; how beneficiaries of family petitions move around the preference categories with events such as marriage, divorce or the naturalization of the petitioner; what is the role of the visa bulletin and what happens when the visa availability date advances or regresses. The discussion will include an overview of the rules applying to widows and other beneficiaries when the qualifying relative dies. Finally, this seminar will also cover the adjustment of status process under INA 245(a) and the immigrant visa application process through consular processing. There will be a brief introduction to the grounds of inadmissibility.

Thousands of people are victims of human trafficking in the United States each year. Immigrant victims who assist in the investigation or prosecution of their traffickers, may be eligible for a T nonimmigrant visa as well as the ability to apply for permanent residence after three years. Nevertheless, hundreds of T visas go unclaimed each year. Given the current backlog for U visas, identifying T visa eligible applicants is more critical than ever.

This webinar will provide nuts-and-bolts information for practitioners who want to add the T visa and T visa-based adjustment of status applications to their current roster of immigration options for current and future clients.

This webinar will discuss issues related to immigration enforcement against U visa applicants, including strategies for responding to RFEs, NOIDs, and denials.  Join to hear the latest enforcement trends and tips on how to advise and screen clients to help protect and inform them of the risks of immigration enforcement. 

This webinar focuses on cutting-edge issues related to U visa cases, such as how to address age out issues, updates and best practices in filing U adjustment applications, and more.

This webinar focuses on cutting-edge issues related to U visa cases, including updates on age out issues, adjustment adjudication, processing of cases with approved I-929, and updates and best practices emerging from the field.

Please note that this seminar was originally scheduled for 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.