Please join the Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative’s Crime Victims Working Group and the Victim Services Division of the Harris County District Attorney’s Office for a U Visa Training (CLE pending) on February 27, 2019, from 1pm to 4pm at the South Texas College of Law Houston.
This three-hour training will cover what it means to be a “victim,” what type of crimes are qualifying criminal activity, and the other eligibility requirements of a U Visa. It will cover what must be included in the application, common grounds of inadmissibility, the U Visa waiver, and the most common pitfalls.
The Victim Services Division of the Harris County District Attorney’s Office will present their procedures for requesting a certification letter. The training will also cover potential ethical challenges of representing victims of domestic abuse and other crimes, as well as tactics for overcoming those challenges.
To RSVP, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/XZRrrJDfES2Fz17e8. You will receive an email with additional details one week before the event.
