Protection from Harm
Asylum Visa
Asylum is a relief that is available to those who flee their homeland because they fear persecution (physical harm or threats of harm) and the authorities at home fail or refuse to ensure their safety.
At RelisLaw, being a human rights-focused team, we work on many asylum cases, being deeply committed to justice and human rights. The Relislaw Asylum Legal team vigorously pursues every single avenue for each client’s family member to enjoy a safe new beginning in the U.S.
If you have been persecuted in the past or if you have a well-founded fear of future persecution, due to at least one of the following grounds:
- Political opinion
- Nationality
- Race/ethnicity
- Religion
- Membership in a particular social group,
- This encompasses very many categories and can include gender-based violence or sexual orientation.
We prepare and file affirmative asylum cases within one year of your entry to the U.S. or within six (6) months of any visa expiring.
You will be eligible to file for legal work authorization (Employment Authorization Card) after 150 days, while your case is being processed. A successful outcome will then entitle you to apply for permanent residence (Green Card).
VAWA Visa (Violence Against Women Act 1994) – protection for women, men, and other family members
You may also qualify, affirmatively or defensively, for a VAWA visa under the Violence Against Women Act – which protects women, men, children, parents – if you have been a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault by a U.S. citizen or green card holder to whom you were married or living together under common law (in States that recognize this).
If the violence occurred outside of a marital relationship, you may be eligible for a U Visa for victims of crime.
U Visa
If you have been a victim of certain physical crimes in the U.S. by anyone (including undocumented persons), we can assist you with a U visa application.
This type of relief then allows for legal work permits and adjusting your status to a legal permanent resident (Green Card).
T Visa (Coerced Labor Victims & Human Trafficking)
For anyone who has faced coercion in their work, where the conditions or terms of your job that were initially promised were not respected, yet you continued to work unwillingly – you may be eligible for a T Visa that enables legal work authorization, and that leads to Permanent Residence in the U.S.
T- visas are also available for victims of human trafficking.
The T-1 visa offers protection from harmful employers and safe harbor in the United States.
Because abuse in the workplace is a frequent issue for non-citizens, the T visa was created to provide protection and support.
The T-1 visa is available regardless of your current immigration status. Other important requirements for this visa are to demonstrate that you would experience extreme hardship if you were removed from the U.S. This can include any danger that you or your family would face or any other reason that you feel it would be unsafe to return.
