Green Card:
for a Victim of a Crime (U Nonimmigrant)
U.S. immigration law allows alien who have been victims of certain crimes and granted U nonimmigrant status (U visa) to become lawful permanent residents (get a Green Card). To qualify for a Green Card as a crime victim, you must have U nonimmigrant status and meet certain eligibility requirements. U-1 nonimmigrant status is for victims of certain crimes who have suffered substantial physical or mental abuse and are helpful to the investigation or prosecution of the criminal activity.
Qualifying family members of U-1 nonimmigrants may receive U-2 (spouse), U-3 (child), U-4 (parent), or U-5 (sibling) nonimmigrant status
Qualifying Criminal Activities
- Abduction
- Abusive Sexual Contact
- Blackmail
- Domestic Violence
- Extortion
- False Imprisonment
- Female Genital Mutilation
- Felonious Assault
- Fraud in Foreign Labor Contracting
- Hostage
- Incest
- Involuntary Servitude
- Kidnapping
- Manslaughter
- Murder
- Obstruction of Justice
- Peonage
- Perjury
- Prostitution
- Rape
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Exploitation
- Slave Trade
- Stalking
- Torture
- Trafficking
- Witness Tampering
- Unlawful Criminal Restraint
- Similar activity where the elements of the crime are substantially similar.
- Also includes attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any of the above and other related crimes.
Eligibility for Principal Applicant (U-1)
- You properly file Form of USCIS.
- You have been physically present in the United States for a continuous period of at least three years since you were admitted as a U-1 nonimmigrant. You must have at least three years of continuous presence at the time you file your Form and must continue to be physically present through the date that we decide on your adjustment application;
- You have not unreasonably refused to provide assistance in the investigation or prosecution of the qualifying criminal activity, starting from when you were first admitted as a U-1 nonimmigrant through the date that USCIS makes a decision on your application