Instructions For Petition For U Nonimmigrant Status And Supplement A, Petition For Qualifying Family Member Of U-1 Recipient (Form I-918) (Page 13 of 17) in pdf

7. Personal Statement. You must provide a personal narrative statement. This statement should describe the qualifying

criminal activity of which you are a victim and must include the following information:

A. The nature of the criminal activity;

B. When the criminal activity occurred;

C. Who was responsible;

D. The events surrounding the criminal activity;

E. How the criminal activity came to be investigated or prosecuted; and

F. What substantial physical and/or mental abuse you suffered as a result of having been the victim of the criminal

activity.

When the petitioner is under 16 years of age, incapacitated, or incompetent, a parent, guardian, or next friend may

submit a statement in lieu of the victim. The statement should contain as much information surrounding the criminal

activity and physical and/or mental abuse as possible.

8. Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility. To be eligible for U nonimmigrant status, you must be admissible to the

United States. If you or your qualifying family members answered “Yes” to any of the questions in Part 3. of Form

I-918 or Part 5. of Supplement A, USCIS may deem you or your qualifying family members as inadmissible.

If you and/or your qualifying family members are or become inadmissible for conduct that occurs while the petition

for U nonimmigrant status is pending, you and/or your family members are not eligible for U nonimmigrant status

unless the ground of inadmissibility is waived by USCIS.

Petitioners seeking a waiver of inadmissibility must submit Form I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter

as a Nonimmigrant. You may file your Form I-192 with your Form I-918. You must submit the appropriate I-192 fee

or a request for a fee waiver (Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, or a written request). If you request a fee waiver

you must also submit any required evidence of your inability to pay the fee. You can review the fee waiver guidance

at USCIS will decide eligibility for the fee waiver.

Supplement A and Evidence to Support Supplement A

You must include the following evidence to establish derivative U nonimmigrant status on Supplement A.

1. A completed Supplement A for each qualifying family member you want included on your Form I-918.

2. Credible documentation of the claimed relationship. The documents acceptable for this purpose are below.

If you are filing for your:

A. Husband or wife. Submit a copy of your marriage certificate issued by a civil authority. If either you or your

spouse were married before, you must submit documents to show all previous marriages were legally terminated

(for example, provide a divorce decree or death certificate);

B. Child and you are the mother. Submit a copy of the child’s birth certificate showing your name and the name of

the child, issued by a civil authority;

C. Child and you are the father. Submit a copy of the child’s birth certificate issued by a civil authority showing

both parents’ names. If the child was born out of wedlock, give proof that a parent/child relationship exists

or existed (for example, provide the child’s birth certificate showing your name and evidence that you have

financially supported the child. In some cases, a blood test may be necessary);

D. Mother. Submit a copy of your birth certificate issued by a civil authority showing your name and your

mother’s name;

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