I-918 Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status
The U visa petition for victims of serious crime who have been helpful to law enforcement. Congress caps U visas at 10,000 a year, so approved petitioners wait years on a waiting list, receiving deferred action and work authorisation in the meantime. A signed law enforcement certification is mandatory.
- Сбор
- $0
- Освобождение от сбора
- Не предусмотрено
- Кто подаёт
- Crime victims, filing for themselves; family members use Supplement A.
- Куда подавать
- By mail to the USCIS Vermont Service Center.
- Срок рассмотрения
- 18.5 months to the bona fide determination stage (FY 2026 national median through June 30, 2026); the statutory cap adds years before status is granted
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Входит в эти процедуры
Что изменилось в 2025 и 2026 годах
- The bona fide determination process, which grants deferred action and work authorisation while the petition waits, has cut the front-end median from 57.5 months in FY 2023 to 18.5 months. The 10,000 annual cap is unchanged and the backlog runs to hundreds of thousands.
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