Instructions For Supplement B, U Nonimmigrant Status Certification (Form I-918) printable pdf download

Instructions for Supplement B,

U Nonimmigrant Status Certification

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 Supplement B?

You should use this supplement to certify that an individual submitting Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status,

is a victim of certain qualifying criminal activity and was, is, or is likely to be helpful in the investigation or prosecution

of that activity.

Who May File Supplement B?

If you, the certifying official, determine that this individual (also known as the petitioner and principal) was, is, or is

likely to be helpful in the investigation or prosecution of the qualifying criminal activity, you may complete Supplement

B, U Nonimmigrant Status Certification. The petitioner must submit Supplement B to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

Services (USCIS) with his or her Form I-918.

“Investigation or prosecution” refers to the detection or investigation of a qualifying crime or criminal activity, as well as

to the prosecution, conviction, or sentencing of the perpetrator of the qualifying crime or criminal activity.

NOTE: The decision whether to complete Supplement B is at the discretion of the certifying agency. However, without

a completed Supplement B, the petitioner will be ineligible for U nonimmigrant status.

To be eligible for U nonimmigrant status, the petitioner must be a victim of qualifying criminal activity. The term

“victim” generally means an individual who has suffered direct and proximate harm as a result of the commission of

qualifying criminal activity.

USCIS will consider the petitioner’s spouse and unmarried children under 21 years of age, and the parents and unmarried

siblings under 18 years of age if the victim is under 21 years of age, as victims of qualifying criminal activity where:

1. The direct victim is deceased due to murder or manslaughter; or

2. The direct victim is incompetent or incapacitated and, therefore, unable to provide information concerning the

criminal activity or unable to be helpful in the investigation or prosecution of the criminal activity.

USCIS will consider a petitioner a victim of witness tampering, obstruction of justice, or perjury, including any attempt,

conspiracy, or solicitation to commit one or more of those offenses if:

1. The victim was directly and proximately harmed by the perpetrator of the witness tampering, obstruction of justice, or

perjury; and

2. There are reasonable grounds to conclude that the perpetrator committed the witness tampering, obstruction of justice,

or perjury offense, at least in principal part, as a means:

A. To avoid or frustrate efforts to investigate, arrest, prosecute, or otherwise bring to justice the perpetrator for other

criminal activity; or

B. To further the perpetrator’s abuse or exploitation of or undue control over the petitioner through manipulation of

the legal system.

NOTE: A person who is culpable for the qualifying criminal activity being investigated or prosecuted is excluded from

being recognized as a victim.

Form I-918 Supplement B Instructions 02/07/17 N

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Instructions For Supplement B, U Nonimmigrant Status Certification (Form I-918)