Instructions For Petition For U Nonimmigrant Status And Supplement A, Petition For Qualifying Family Member Of U-1 Recipient (Form I-918)
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17Instructions for Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status
and Supplement A, Petition for Qualifying
Family Member of U-1 Recipient
USCIS
Form I-918
Department of Homeland Security
OMB No. 1615-0104
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Expires 02/28/2019
What Is the Purpose of Form I-918 and Supplement A?
You should use Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status, to request temporary immigration benefits if you are
a victim of certain qualifying criminal activity. You should also use Form I-918 if you received interim relief prior to
publication of regulations regarding these benefits.
You should use Supplement A, Petition for Qualifying Family Member of U-1 Recipient, if you want to include your
qualifying family members in your request of temporary immigration benefits.
Who May File Form I-918 and Supplement A?
You, the victim, should file Form I-918. You may include your qualifying family members by filing Supplement A with
your original Form I-918. You can also file Supplement A at a later date for any qualifying family members not included
with your original Form I-918.
1. Principal Petitioner. You must demonstrate all of the following:
A. You are a victim of criminal activity designated in section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (INA). Such activity is defined as being the victim of one or more of the following or any similar activity in
violation of Federal, state, or local criminal law:
(1) Abduction
(16) Manslaughter
(2) Abusive Sexual Contact
(17) Murder
(3) Attempt to Commit Any of the
(18) Obstruction of Justice
Named Crimes
(19) Peonage
(4) Being Held Hostage
(20) Perjury
(5) Blackmail
(21) Prostitution
(6) Conspiracy to Commit Any of the Named
(22) Rape
Crimes
(23) Sexual Assault
(7) Domestic Violence
(24) Sexual Exploitation
(8) Extortion
(25) Slave Trade
(9) False Imprisonment
(26) Solicitation to Commit Any of the
Named Crimes
(10) Felonious Assault
(11) Female Genital Mutilation
(27) Stalking
(12) Fraud in Foreign Labor Contracting
(28) Torture
(13) Incest
(29) Traffiking
(14) Involuntary Servitude
(30) Unlawful Criminal Restraint
(15) Kidnapping
(31) Witness Tampering
Form I-918 Instructions 02/07/17 N
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