U visa
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The U visa is a U.S. nonimmigrant visa that provides temporary legal status and work authorization to certain noncitizen victims of serious crimes who assist law enforcement in investigating or prosecuting those crimes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U visa canonical | 2 |
| U visa for victims of certain other crimes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1446245 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U visa Context triple: [Trafficking Victims Protection Act, creates, U visa]
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A.
T visa
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.
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B.
UK Visas and Immigration
UK Visas and Immigration is the UK government agency responsible for managing visa applications, immigration control, and the administration of the country’s immigration system.
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C.
Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) for U.S. citizens
The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a free U.S. government service that lets American citizens register their overseas trips so they can receive safety updates and be more easily assisted by embassies and consulates in emergencies.
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D.
U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology
U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) is a U.S. government biometric entry–exit tracking system used to verify the identities and monitor the movements of foreign nationals entering and leaving the United States.
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E.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is the federal agency responsible for administering lawful immigration to the United States, including processing citizenship, green card, and visa applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U visa Target entity description: The U visa is a U.S. nonimmigrant visa that provides temporary legal status and work authorization to certain noncitizen victims of serious crimes who assist law enforcement in investigating or prosecuting those crimes.
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A.
T visa
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.
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B.
UK Visas and Immigration
UK Visas and Immigration is the UK government agency responsible for managing visa applications, immigration control, and the administration of the country’s immigration system.
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C.
Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) for U.S. citizens
The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a free U.S. government service that lets American citizens register their overseas trips so they can receive safety updates and be more easily assisted by embassies and consulates in emergencies.
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D.
U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology
U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) is a U.S. government biometric entry–exit tracking system used to verify the identities and monitor the movements of foreign nationals entering and leaving the United States.
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E.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is the federal agency responsible for administering lawful immigration to the United States, including processing citizenship, green card, and visa applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States nonimmigrant visa category
ⓘ
immigration benefit ⓘ |
| adjustmentEligibilityPeriod | after three years of continuous physical presence in U status ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Homeland Security ⓘ |
| allowsDerivativeStatusFor |
certain parents of principal applicant
ⓘ
certain unmarried siblings under 18 of principal applicant ⓘ children of principal applicant ⓘ spouse of principal applicant ⓘ |
| annualCap | 10000 principal visas per fiscal year ⓘ |
| associatedForm | Form I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant ⓘ |
| benefitType | humanitarian immigration relief ⓘ |
| canLeadTo | eventual U.S. citizenship after adjustment to permanent residence and meeting naturalization requirements ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
Battered Immigrant Women’s Protection Act of 2000
ⓘ
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ⓘ
linked to:
Trafficking Victims Protection Act
|
| derivativeCategory |
U-2
ⓘ
U-3 ⓘ U-4 ⓘ U-5 ⓘ |
| eligibilityRequirement |
certification from law enforcement is required
ⓘ
crime must have occurred in the United States or violated U.S. law ⓘ victim must be helpful to law enforcement or prosecutors ⓘ victim must have suffered substantial physical or mental abuse ⓘ victim must possess information about the criminal activity ⓘ |
| grants | authorization to remain in the United States for a limited period ⓘ |
| intendedPurpose |
to encourage victims to report crimes
ⓘ
to strengthen law enforcement’s ability to investigate and prosecute crimes ⓘ |
| legalStatusProvided | temporary lawful status ⓘ |
| maximumInitialValidity | up to four years, subject to exceptions ⓘ |
| nonimmigrantClassificationCode | U-1 for principal victim ⓘ |
| pathwayTo | lawful permanent resident status ⓘ |
| protectsAgainst | removal from the United States while in valid status ⓘ |
| provides | employment authorization ⓘ |
| qualifyingCrimesInclude |
domestic violence
ⓘ
felonious assault ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ other similar criminal activity ⓘ sexual assault ⓘ stalking ⓘ trafficking of persons ⓘ |
| requires | admissibility to the United States or waiver of inadmissibility ⓘ |
| requiresForm | Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status ⓘ |
| requiresSupplement | Form I-918, Supplement B ⓘ |
| statutoryCitation | 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(U) ⓘ |
| targetBeneficiaries |
noncitizen victims of qualifying criminal activity
ⓘ
noncitizen victims of serious crimes ⓘ |
| workAuthorizationDocument | Employment Authorization Document ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: U visa Description of subject: The U visa is a U.S. nonimmigrant visa that provides temporary legal status and work authorization to certain noncitizen victims of serious crimes who assist law enforcement in investigating or prosecuting those crimes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: U visa