Form I-914 Instructions For Application For T Nonimmigrant Status printable pdf download

Instructions for Application for T Nonimmigrant Status

USCIS

Form I-914

Department of Homeland Security

OMB No. 1615-0099

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Expires 01/31/2019

What Is the Purpose of This Form?

You should use Form I-914 to request temporary immigration benefits if you are a victim of a severe form of trafficking in

persons.

Who May File This Form?

Form I-914 should be filed by you, the victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons, and may include eligible family

members. It can also be used at a later date to file for eligible family members not included on the original application.

1. Principal Applicant. You must demonstrate all of the following:

A. You are or have been a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons;

B. You are deemed physically present if you meet one of the criteria below:

(1) You are physically present in the United States, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern

Mariana Islands, or at a port of entry, on account of trafficking in persons; or

(2) You were allowed entry into the United States to participate in investigative or judicial processes associated

with an act or a perpetrator of trafficking;

C. You have complied with any reasonable request for assistance in a Federal, State, or local investigation or

prosecution of acts of trafficking or the investigating of a crime where the acts of trafficking are at least one

central reason for the commission of that crime, unless:

(1) You are under 18 years of age;

(2) You are unable to cooperate with a request due to physical or psychological trauma; and

D. You would suffer extreme hardship involving unusual and severe harm upon removal.

2. Principal Applicant filing for eligible family member at the same time, or currently holding T-1 nonimmigrant

status and filing for an eligible family member. You must also demonstrate that:

A. If you are under 21 years of age, eligible family members for whom you are filing are your:

(1) Spouse;

(2) Unmarried child(ren) under 21 years of age;

(3) Parent(s); or

(4) Unmarried sibling(s) under 18 years of age.

B. If you are over 21 years of age, eligible family members for whom you are filing are your:

(1) Spouse; or

(2) Unmarried child(ren) under 21 years of age.

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Form I-914 Instructions For Application For T Nonimmigrant Status