Humanitarian protection for victims of crimes
Your story deserves to be heard with respect and order.
Visa U — Form I-918
The U Visa can protect people who have been victims of certain serious crimes and suffered physical or emotional harm. At ETIKA, we support you with human, confidential and structured document preparation so your story is presented with clarity.
This is not a process for filling out forms quickly. It is a story that must be organized carefully.
We work with human care, clear language and organized documentation so each part of the file has coherence: story, evidence, forms and support.
What it is
An immigration benefit for people who were victims of certain crimes and cooperate with authorities.
In simple terms, the U Visa may allow you to live and work legally in the United States if you were the victim of a qualifying crime, suffered significant harm and can show cooperation with police, prosecutors or another corresponding authority.
We organize sensitive information with respect, privacy and an easy-to-understand document path.
When it is used
The Visa U is analiza when there is a situation grave, evidence of the damage and connection with authorities.
crime grave
Violencia doméstica, assault, abuse sexual, kidnapping, extortion u others crimes qualified.
Damage sufrido
Evidence física, emotional, medical, psychological or personal relacionada with lo ocurrido.
Cooperation
Reporte, report, certification or disposición for colaborar with police, fiscalíyear authority.
Hechos in the U.S.
The crime happened in the United States or violó leyes U.S.s.
Who can apply
The initial review seeks to confirm if the story, evidence and cooperation can support the case.
Can apply a person who was a victim of a qualifying crime, that has information about what happened, has cooperated or can cooperate with authorities and meets immigration requirements or needs a review of waiver options when applicable.
Eligibility depends on age, family relationship, immigration situation and case stage.
Required documents
The strength of the file is in the consistency between the story, evidence, and forms.
I-918
Request principal and data base of the case.
I-918B
Suplemento B firmado by authority when applies.
Statement personal
Story detallada, organized and coherent with the evidence.
Damage and crime
Reportes, documents medical, psicológicos, reports or support.
Personal documents
Passport, ID, certificates and documents family members if there is derivatives.
Support en English
Certified translations if the documents are in another language.
How ETIKA helps
We help you a turn information sensible en a file clear, respetuoso and bien estructurado.
Escuchamos your situation
Recibimos the information carefully and order for understand the context without overwhelming you.
We organize evidence
Identificamos documents of the crime, damage, cooperation and possible family members derivatives.
Estructuramos the statement
We help organize the narrative so that is clear, cronológica and consistent.
We prepare the package
We organize forms, translations, support and follow-up administrative.
We provide administrative guidance and document preparation. We do not provide legal representation or legal advice. Cases that require legal analysis are referred to authorized professionals.
After applying
The process can be long, which is why clarity from the beginning matters.
What does USCIS review?
USCIS reviews eligibility, evidence of the crime, harm suffered, cooperation with authorities, forms, and supporting documents.
Is there a waiting list?
The U Visa has limited annual slots, so some cases can enter a waiting list. In certain scenarios, there may be a possibility of a work permit while the case moves forward.
What happens if it is approved?
The person can obtain temporary legal status, work permit and, after meeting requirements, review a path toward permanent residency.
Costs
The service value depends on complexity, available evidence, and the level of support required.
Visa U normally has no USCIS filing fee for the main application. ETIKA fees are defined after reviewing evidence, police certification, personal statement, documents, and possible derivative family members.
It is confirmed before preparing the package.
Depends on evidence, statement, translations, and support.
First, we understand your situation calmly.
We can begin with confidential guidance to understand which documents you have and what still needs organization.
Request reviewWould you like to review whether it applies to your case?
Contact us with your name, type of situation and if you have report, report or certification.
General information and editable. Official fees, timelines and requirements can change and are confirmed before preparing or filing the process. Étika Global Consulting provides administrative guidance, document preparation and follow-up. We do not provide legal representation.