Contributed by Kim Tremblay, Associate Attorney
Every fiscal year, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has the authority to issue 10,000 U
visas to immigrant victims of crime and their family members. On December 11, 2014, USCIS announced that it
had reached the 10,000 visa cap once again this year, for the sixth straight
year.
Thus, U visa applicants with pending applications will have
to wait at least until October 2016 for the release of 10,000 new visas. In the meantime, USCIS will continue adjudicating
applications and will notify individuals whether they qualify for a U visa and
have been added to a waitlist. Many individuals
added to the waitlist qualify for employment authorization and renewal of that
authorization while they are waiting for their U visa to be issued.
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