Navigating Immigration

Your lawyer knows that a psychological evaluation can provide the evidence you need to support your claim in an immigration case. In many cases, the psychological evaluation can be the evidence factor in whether or not your petition is approved.

Furthermore, psychological evaluations are often required certain types of immigration cases, namely for hardship waiver, U-Visa, VAWA, and asylum cases. We recommend you work with your immigration attorney, who will refer you (and possibly others from your family) for an evaluation as needed.

The benefits of an immigration evaluation can be invaluable. For example, generally, only about 30 to 35% of asylum cases are approved, however, cases that include an immigration evaluation have a much higher nearly 90% approval rate. Getting a psychological evaluation can be considered one of the most important steps in petitioning for asylum in the U.S. today.

Immigration attorney who can help you identify exactly what kind of immigration case you have.

Types of Immigration Cases we provide:

I-601 Extreme Hardship Waiver - This immigration case requires a finding that the refusal of admission to the United States of an immigrant alien would result in extreme hardship to the United States citizen/lawful permanent resident spouse/parent of the applicant.

Asylum - Explaining psychological reasons why a client missed the one-year filing deadline; and detailing how PTSD symptoms provide evidence of the persecution they suffered.

U-Visa - This immigration case aims to protect crime victims who have suffered substantial mental or physical abuse as a result of the crime.

VAWA - These evaluations are conducted to provide evidence for victims of abuse who are not citizens of the United States. This case allows certain victims of abuse who are an immigrant alien to obtain lawful citizen status without having to rely on their abuser to petition on their behalf.

When you meet with Lauren for your psychological evaluation, you will be asked about the following background areas. Lauren will find out information about these areas by asking you structured questions over the course of two individual 1.5 hour long sessions.

•Your Childhood Upbringing & Family Background

•Your Romantic Relationship & Family History

•Mental & Medical Health History

•Current Mental Health Status

•Immigration History

•Spouse & Partner Background History

•Educational History

•Career History

•Life Goals

•History of Trauma &/or Abuse

•Financial History, Current Status & Barriers

•Immigration status effects on family