Asylum & Refugee Status

If you fear persecution in your home country due to your race, religion, nationality, political opinion,or membership in a particular social group, you may qualify for asylum or refugee status in the United States

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

For children who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected, SIJS provides a pathway to lawful permanent residency. PKH Law Group works closely with family and juvenile courts.

T Visa: Protection for Victims of Human Trafficking

The T Visa helps victims of human trafficking—whether for sex or forced labor—stay in the U.S. legally, work, and apply for a green card later.

What Is Human Trafficking?
Human trafficking is when someone is forced, tricked, or threatened into working or performing sex acts. This can include:

• Being forced to work long hours with little or no pay
• Having your passport or ID taken away
• Being threatened with deportation
• Being unable or afraid to leave

Both sex trafficking and labor trafficking qualify. Victims can be men, women, or children, regardless of their immigration status.

Who Can Apply for a T Visa?
You may qualify if:

• You are a victim of human trafficking
• You are currently in the U.S. (or at a port of entry) because of it
• You help law enforcement, unless you're a child or too traumatized
• You would face extreme hardship if forced to leave the U.S.

Labor trafficking victims—especially those threatened with deportation if they report abuse—can also be eligible.

Benefits of a T Visa

• Stay in the U.S. for up to 4 years
• Apply for a work permit
• Become eligible for a green card after 3 years
• Bring certain family members (such as children, spouse, or parents)

Need Help?
If you or someone you know may be a trafficking victim, you don’t have to face it alone. A T Visa can offer safety, legal protection, and a fresh start. Contact a trusted immigration lawyer or a legal aid organization to learn more.

U Visa: Protection for Victims of Crime

The U Visa helps victims of certain crimes who have suffered abuse and are willing to help law enforcement. It allows you to stay in the U.S., work legally, and later apply for a green card.

What Is the U Visa For?
The U Visa is for people who:

• Were victims of certain crimes (like domestic violence, sexual assault, kidnapping, or extortion)
• Suffered physical or mental harm
• Have helped, or are willing to help, the police or government in investigating or prosecuting the crime

You don’t need to have reported the crime immediately, but you must cooperate if asked by law enforcement.

Who Can Apply for a U Visa?
You may qualify if:

• You were the victim of a qualifying crime in the U.S.
• You suffered harm as a result
• You are helpful (or will be helpful) to the police, prosecutors, or other authorities
• The crime happened in the U.S. or violated U.S. laws

Immigration status does not matter. Even undocumented individuals may apply.

Benefits of a U Visa

• Stay in the U.S. for up to 4 years
• Get a work permit
• May apply for a green card after 3 years
• Can include certain family members (spouse, children, parents in some cases)

VAWA – Immigration Relief for Victims of Abuse

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) allows certain immigrants who have been victims of abuse by a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder) family member to apply for legal status without the abuser’s knowledge or involvement.

Who Is Eligible
You may qualify for VAWA if you are—or were—the victim of battery or extreme cruelty by a:

• U.S. citizen or green card holder spouse (applies to both women and men)
• U.S. citizen or green card holder parent (includes adult sons/daughters abusing elderly parents)
• U.S. citizen child (if you are the abused parent)

You must show that

• You had a qualifying relationship (e.g., marriage, parent/child)
• You lived with the abuser
• You were subjected to abuse or extreme cruelty
• You are a person of good moral character

Benefits

• Apply for a green card independently, without needing the abuser to sponsor you
• Protection from deportation
• Work authorization and access to certain public benefits
• Ability to include your children in your petition (if they are also victims)

Important VAWA is confidential—your abuser will not be notified of your petition.
eligible -NOT ONLY WOMEN, BUT MEN AND ELDERLY ALSO CAN APPLY