T visa

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The T visa is a U.S. nonimmigrant visa that allows certain victims of severe human trafficking to remain in the United States and access protection and services while assisting law enforcement.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
T nonimmigrant status 1
T visa canonical 1
T-1 nonimmigrant 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States nonimmigrant visa ⓘ
human trafficking victim protection measure ⓘ
administeredBy U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ⓘ
U.S. Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
ageConsideration cooperation requirement may be excused for minors or those unable to cooperate ⓘ
allowsResidence temporary lawful presence in the United States ⓘ
annualCap 5000 principal T-1 visas per fiscal year ⓘ
benefit ability to petition for qualifying family members ⓘ
eligibility for certain federal and state benefits ⓘ
eligibility for certain public assistance and social services ⓘ
eligibility for employment authorization ⓘ
protection from removal from the United States ⓘ
capAppliesTo does not apply to derivative family members ⓘ
principal applicants only ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
derivativeCategory T-2 spouse of a T-1 nonimmigrant ⓘ
T-3 child of a T-1 nonimmigrant ⓘ
T-4 parent of a T-1 nonimmigrant ⓘ
T-5 unmarried sibling under 18 of a T-1 nonimmigrant ⓘ
T-6 certain adult or minor children of derivative T visa holders ⓘ
distinctFrom U visa for victims of certain other crimes ⓘ
linked to: U visa
eligibilityCriterion compliance with any reasonable request for assistance in the investigation or prosecution of trafficking ⓘ
inadmissibility grounds waived or not applicable ⓘ
physically present in the United States or at a port of entry on account of trafficking ⓘ
victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons ⓘ
would suffer extreme hardship involving unusual and severe harm upon removal from the United States ⓘ
extensionPossible yes ⓘ
formUsedForApplication Form I-914 ⓘ
intendedEffect combat human trafficking through victim-centered approach ⓘ
introducedInYear 2000 ⓘ
lawEnforcementCertification Form I-914, Supplement B ⓘ
linked to: Form I-914
legalBasis Trafficking Victims Protection Act ⓘ
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ⓘ
maximumDurationInitial up to 4 years ⓘ
nonimmigrantClassification T-1 through T-6 ⓘ
pathwayToStatus may lead to eligibility for a Green Card ⓘ
may lead to lawful permanent resident status ⓘ
principalCategory T-1 nonimmigrant ⓘ
linked to: T visa
purpose encourage trafficking victims to cooperate with law enforcement ⓘ
protect victims of severe forms of human trafficking ⓘ
provide immigration relief to trafficking victims ⓘ
relatedStatus U visa ⓘ
requiresCooperationWith law enforcement agencies ⓘ
supplementForm Form I-914, Supplement A ⓘ
Form I-914, Supplement B ⓘ
linked to: Form I-914
targetPopulation victims of labor trafficking ⓘ
victims of sex trafficking ⓘ
workAuthorization authorized incident to status for principal T-1 ⓘ
available to eligible derivative family members ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

T visa → principalCategory → T-1 nonimmigrant ⓘ
linked to: T visa
106-386 → creates → T nonimmigrant status ⓘ
linked to: T visa