U Visa
Virginia & Maryland

The U visa is also known as the victims of abuse visa. To qualify for a U visa, the person must be at least 18 years old and have suffered substantial physical or mental abuse as a result of having been a victim of criminal activity.

If you are seeking a U visa, contact the law offices of SRIS Law Group for assistance. You can contact us online or call us via our toll free number. Our immigration attorneys have assisted many clients with obtaining U visas.

The US Immigration attorneys of SRIS, P.C. have offices in Virginia & Maryland.

In Virginia, our offices are located in Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Lynchburg, Manassas, Richmond & Virginia Beach.

In Maryland, our offices are in Rockville & Baltimore.

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USC code TITLE 8 > CHAPTER 12 > SUBCHAPTER I > § 1101. Definitions

(a)15(U)

(i) subject to section 1184 (p) of this title, an alien who files a petition for status under this subparagraph, if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that—

(I) the alien has suffered substantial physical or mental abuse as a result of having been a victim of criminal activity described in clause (iii);

(II) the alien (or in the case of an alien child under the age of 16, the parent, guardian, or next friend of the alien) possesses information concerning criminal activity described in clause (iii);

(III) the alien (or in the case of an alien child under the age of 16, the parent, guardian, or next friend of the alien) has been helpful, is being helpful, or is likely to be helpful to a Federal, State, or local law enforcement official, to a Federal, State, or local prosecutor, to a Federal or State judge, to the Service, or to other Federal, State, or local authorities investigating or prosecuting criminal activity described in clause (iii); and

(IV) the criminal activity described in clause (iii) violated the laws of the United States or occurred in the United States (including in Indian country and military installations) or the territories and possessions of the United States;

(ii) if accompanying, or following to join, the alien described in clause (i)—

(I) in the case of an alien described in clause (i) who is under 21 years of age, the spouse, children, unmarried siblings under 18 years of age on the date on which such alien applied for status under such clause, and parents of such alien; or

(II) in the case of an alien described in clause (i) who is 21 years of age or older, the spouse and children of such alien; and

(iii) the criminal activity referred to in this clause is that involving one or more of the following or any similar activity in violation of Federal, State, or local criminal law: rape; torture; trafficking; incest; domestic violence; sexual assault; abusive sexual contact; prostitution; sexual exploitation; female genital mutilation; being held hostage; peonage; involuntary servitude; slave trade; kidnapping; abduction; unlawful criminal restraint; false imprisonment; blackmail; extortion; manslaughter; murder; felonious assault; witness tampering; obstruction of justice; perjury; or attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any of the above mentioned crimes; or