T Visa Psychiatric Evaluations

T visa processing time changes and often runs well over a year. A bona fide determination can bring a work permit sooner. Check the current USCIS estimate with your attorney.

Yes. T visa holders can usually apply for a green card after three years in T status, or sooner if the trafficking investigation or prosecution is complete.

Continued presence is temporary permission to stay that federal law enforcement can request for trafficking victims. It is separate from the T visa. A person can have one, both or neither.

No. Form I-914 Supplement B can help but is optional. Applicants generally must comply with reasonable law enforcement requests, with exceptions for minors and for people whose trauma makes cooperation too difficult.

The trauma exception may excuse an applicant from cooperating with law enforcement because of physical or psychological trauma. A psychiatric evaluation documents that trauma and explains how it limits the person's ability to take part in an investigation.

Both. Survivors of forced labor, debt bondage and other labor exploitation can qualify, just as survivors of sex trafficking can. Our evaluations fit either experience.

Yes. Certain family members may be eligible for derivative T status (Form I-914 Supplement A), and minors can be evaluated through a gentle, child-appropriate process.

A confidential clinical interview about your history and current symptoms, such as anxiety, depression, nightmares or PTSD. Standardized questionnaires may be used. The provider then writes a report your attorney files with the application.

Memory gaps and inconsistencies are common after long-term trauma. The report explains these clinical effects so they are not mistaken for a lack of credibility.

Yes. All T visa evaluations can be completed by secure video from a private place, with no travel to an office.

We never contact your trafficker, employer or anyone else involved. The evaluation is confidential, and the report is shared only with you and the attorney you authorize. Federal law (8 U.S.C. 1367) also limits how immigration authorities can use and disclose information about T visa applicants. You can join by secure video from any safe, private place.

The fee is fixed and depends on the case and how many sessions are needed. We tell you the full fee before you book, so there are no surprises later.

It depends on the case and on your filing date or any USCIS deadline. Share that date when you reach out and we plan the interview and report around it. Expedited turnaround is available on request.

Your attorney can ask us to clarify points or address specific legal questions, and we can prepare an addendum. We do not change clinical findings to fit a case, because that would make the report less credible.