New to the anti-trafficking field or T visas or just need to brush up? CAST has put together a robust and free list of resources for you to file effective T visa applications. Be sure to view our e-learning courses and review our practice advisories, as well! When you watch one of our e-learning courses and pass the accompanying self-assessment, you gain access to our Box drive with hundreds of samples and practice advisories on comprehensive legal remedies for trafficking survivors, from immigration to victims rights and restitution!

FREE ONLINE COURSES

• E-Learning Courses (Course Description)
  • Human Trafficking Defined  
  • Intake Best Practices 
  • T Visas Part 1 and T Visas Part 2
  • T Visa AOS
  • Victims Right Part 1
  • DV/HT Part 1 and DV/HT Part 2
• Webinars (Webinar Description)
  • T Visa Strategies
  • Human Trafficking Identification - Live Analysis for Attorneys

PRACTICE ADVISORIES

• T Visa FAQs
• CAST Practice Advisory on Human Trafficking Analysis
• Physical Presence Practice Advisory
• General T Visa General Tips Practice Advisory
• T Visa Checklist
• T Visa AOS Checklist
• LEA Reporting Practice Advisory
• T Visa Risk Assessment
• CAST & ASISTA Advisory on USCIS's T Visa Policy Manual
• Practice Advisory: Waivers of Inadmissibility in T Visa Cases

TOOLKITS

• EMP Model includes a worksheet to develop the legal theory of your severe form of trafficking in persons analysis. 
• T Visa Declaration Rubric provides attorneys with a framework to help review declarations and assess where they may need to be strengthened. The goal of the rubric is to minimize instances where the declaration could be misinterpreted and result in a negative outcome for the T visa applicant. 

REGULATIONS

In addition to all of CAST's free resources, be sure that you have read through the following:

• T Visa Regulation Preamble (2016 interim regulations)
  
• T Visa Regulations 8 CFR § 214.11
  
• T Visa Waiver Regulations 8 CFR § 212.16
  
• T Visa Adjustment Regulations 8 CFR § 245.23
  
• T AOS Waiver Regulations 8 CFR § 212.18
• USCIS T Visa Policy Manual Chapters--Volume 3, Part B & Volume 9, Part O

ANY CREDIBLE EVIDENCE STANDARD

Lastly, whenever you are filing an initial T visa application, remember that the standard of evidence is "any credible evidence." 8 CFR § 214.11(d)(2)(ii). This does not mean to include all and every piece of evidence; rather, this generous standard indicates that VSC has the obligation to accept any relevant and credible evidence in recognition of the fact that trafficking survivors often do not possess evidence of their trafficking. Remember that in the initial T visa filing, less is often more. CAST practice is to only include the required evidence listed on this T visa checklist at the initial T visa phase. To learn more about the any credible evidence standard, review ASISTA's practice pointer, Ensure Your Evidence is Credible.