Immigration Evaluations
From personal stories to powerful evidence
What is an immigration evaluation?
An immigration evaluation is a clinical assessment that documents a person’s mental health and experiences in the context of an immigration case.
It highlights emotional hardships or trauma and how these relate to the legal factors in an immigration petition. These evaluations support cases like hardship waivers, VAWA, U-visas, and asylum.
Types of Immigration Cases
Hardship Waiver: Evaluates how a U.S. citizen or permanent resident would suffer extreme emotional or psychological hardship if their loved one were denied legal status or removed from the country.
VAWA (Violence Against Women Act): Documents the emotional and psychological impact of domestic violence or abuse to support a survivor’s self-petition for legal protection and independence from their abuser.
U-Visa: Assesses the psychological effects of being a victim of a qualifying crime and how the trauma has affected functioning, supporting the individual’s cooperation with law enforcement.
Asylum: Highlights the mental health impact of persecution, threats, or trauma in the person’s home country and supports the claim that returning would pose significant psychological and emotional risk.
