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Evidence of Compliance with Reasonable Requests for Assistance in the Investigation or Prosecution OR Evidence

That You Were Under 18 Years of Age at the Time of the Victimization OR Evidence of Extreme Hardship

Involving Unusual and Severe Harm

You must submit evidence that shows you:

1. Complied with any reasonable request for assistance in the investigation or prosecution of acts of trafficking;

2. Were under 18 years of age at the time of the victimization that qualified you for T nonimmigrant status; or

3. Would suffer extreme hardship involving unusual and severe harm if removed from the United States.

Evidence of Compliance with Reasonable Requests for Assistance

Evidence that you continue to comply with any reasonable request for assistance in the investigation or prosecution of

trafficking in persons includes, but is not limited to:

1. Your own affidavit describing how you continue to comply with any reasonable requests;

2. A statement from a Federal, state, or local law enforcement official describing how you complied with any reasonable

requests;

3. A re-signed and dated Form I-914, Supplement B;

4. Trial transcripts;

5. Court documents;

6. Police reports; and

7. News articles.

If you assisted law enforcement when you received your T-1 nonimmigrant status and are no longer assisting law

enforcement, you should describe in a written statement why you are no longer assisting. Reasons may include, but are

not limited to:

1. The investigation or prosecution is complete;

2. Your T-1 nonimmigrant status is based on your willingness to assist but you were not needed, and you continue to be

willing to assist but your assistance is still not needed;

3. You were not asked to assist after being granted T-1 nonimmigrant status; or

4. A request for assistance was not reasonable (See 8 CFR Section 214.11(a) for more information).

USCIS may consult the Attorney General of the United States if appropriate.

NOTE: If you were not required to comply with any reasonable requests for assistance in the investigation or prosecution

when you received your T-1 nonimmigrant status (because you were under 18 years of age or suffered trauma at the time

of victimization that excepted you from the compliance requirement), you should include an affidavit stating that you were

not subject to the compliance requirement.

Evidence of Extreme Hardship Involving Unusual and Severe Harm

Alternatively, you may also submit evidence that you will suffer extreme hardship involving unusual and severe harm if

you are removed from the United States. Proving extreme hardship involving unusual and severe harm requires you to

meet a higher standard of proof than other extreme hardship standards in immigration law. The extreme hardship cannot

be based on current or future economic harm, or the lack of or disruption to social or economic opportunities. USCIS may

consider both traditional extreme hardship factors and the factors associated with having been a victim of a severe form of

trafficking in persons, as well as relevant country condition reports or any other public or private sources of information.

However, USCIS will only consider factors that show hardship to you, not to other people or your family members.

See 8 CFR 214.11(i) for a list of factors.

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