CAST participated in AILA’s November 14, 2024 engagement with USCIS on VAWA, U, and T issues where representatives from the USCIS Office of Policy & Strategy (OP&S), Service Center Operations Directorate (SCOPS), and Public Engagement Division discussed issues relating to T visas and other humanitarian remedies. Key takeaways for T visa practitioners are below.[1]

CAST attended an August 15, 2024 stakeholder engagement on the T visa final rule where representatives from the USCIS Office of Policy & Strategy (OP&S), Service Center Operations Directorate (SCOPS), USCIS Contact Center, and Public Engagement Division presented on the final rule and answered pre-submitted and live questions. Except where otherwise indicated as CAST commentary, the notes below have been paraphrased from USCIS’s engagement comments and slides.[1]

The final rule goes into effect on August 28, 2024. For more information on the changes relating to T nonimmigrant status and T adjustment of status, review CAST’s advisory, Overview of the 2024 T Visa Final Rule, which will be updated as new information becomes available.

CAST attended a June 18, 2024 meeting with USCIS on VAWA, U, and T issues where representatives from the USCIS Office of Policy & Strategy (OP&S), Service Center Operations Directorate (SCOPS), and Public Engagement Division discussed issues relating to VAWA, U, and T visas. Key takeaways for T visa practitioners are below.[1]

On April 19, 2024,[1] CAST moderated a panel focused on T visas with representatives from the USCIS Office of Policy & Strategy (OP&S), Service Center Operations (SCOPS), and the Vermont Service Center (VSC) at the annual Freedom Network Conference. Key takeaways for practitioners are as follows:

CAST participated in AILA’s November 16, 2023 Engagement with USCIS on VAWA, U, and T issues where representatives from the USCIS Office of Policy & Strategy (OP&S), Service Center Operations Directorate (SCOPS), and Public Engagement Division discussed issues relating to T visas and other humanitarian remedies. Key takeaways for T visa practitioners are below.[1]

CAST attended USCIS’s May 8, 2023 Engagement on VAWA, U, and T issues where representatives from the USCIS Office of Policy & Strategy (OP&S), Service Center Operations Directorate (SCOPS), and Public Engagement Division discussed issues relating to T visas and other humanitarian remedies. Key take-aways for T visa practitioners are below.[1]

On April 17, 2023, CAST moderated a panel focused on T visas with representatives from the USCIS Office of Policy & Strategy (OP&S) and the Vermont Service Center (VSC) at the annual Freedom Network Conference. Key takeaways for T visa practitioners are as follows:

Update on Biometrics Abroad & USCIS Filing Tips

CAST participated in two March 2022 engagements[1] with USCIS where representatives from the USCIS Office of Policy & Strategy (OPS), Service Center Operations Directorate (SCOPS), the Vermont Service Center (VSC), and the Public Engagement Division discussed issues relating to T visas and other humanitarian remedies. Key take-aways for T visa practitioners are as follows: