T Visa

Eligibility for T Visa, one or more of the following:

• Be a survivor of labor trafficking or attempted trafficking
• Be a survivor of sex trafficking or attempted trafficking
• Be physically present in the US on account of the trafficking
• Be at risk of suffering extreme hardship upon removal from the US
• Has reported or willing to comply with any reasonable request for assistance in the investigation / prosecution of trafficking

Examples of trafficking, including but not limited to:

• Arriving to US led by trafficker forcing you to perform labor against your will such as:
  • Forced to carry traffickers’ backpacks or other items
  • Forced to clean traffickers’ residence
  • Forced to perform sexual acts
• Workplace trafficking:
  • Perform labor for an expected payment, but payment is withheld
  • Forced to work overtime with no additional compensation
  • Deportation threats by employer
  • Forced to perform labor without proper training or tools

This option could result in a pathway to residency / green card.

For more information, read through USCIS’s T Visa webpage, click here.