U visa

So if there is a C in that category that you're applying under, then you can, uh, go ahead and apply for the green card under that category.

So in this situation that we're talking about with a U visa, there may not be enough visas available to cover everyone.

Generally speaking, they are not gonna have enough visas to cover all the bona fide determinations.

Because of that, you're gonna be put in queue to wait until your case is available for an actual U visa.

Okay.

And then when someone is getting ready to take the next step, uh, which records or parts of their history start to matter most for the green card application?

And then at what point can someone feel confident that they're ready to move forward with a green card application?

Well, with a VAWA application, I generally will, um, look at the bona fides of the actual VAWA, and if I believe that there are s- enough evidence sufficient to prove the VAWA, the elements of the VAWA, then I will recommend that we move forward with the, um, green card application.

So I used, when I was doing my master's in mental health, I was also working at an immigration law firm.

So it made me very privy to Violence Against Women Act, U visas, asylum, trafficking visas.

And because of my background in mental health, I kind of bridged the gap.

Right.