
4 Surprising Paths to VAWA Green Card You May Not Know About

Get our immigration with over 20 years of experience in Violence Against Women Act VAWA cases work for you. We have helped noncitizens create their new beginnings as American citizens when they had to leave abusive relationships. Read more to find out surprising bits of information about how VAWA might help you or a friend get the protection they need.
1. Extreme Mental Abuse, No Physical Harm
Immigration will approve a VAWA green card if the noncitizen shows they have suffered extreme mental cruelty. It is NOT necessary to provide hospital records or police records about physical harm. Extreme cruelty generally demonstrates a pattern by the abuser to control through psychological means including emotional abuse, humiliation, degradation, and isolation.
2. Abuser is Stepparent
Immigration will approve a VAWA green card if the abuser is a legal permanent resident or US citizen who is a parent OR A STEPPARENT. In other words, if your parent married a US citizen or legal permanent resident before you were 18 years of age, and that stepparent abused you through extreme cruelty or physical violence, you can get a VAWA green card. IMPORTANT: The VAWA application for a stepchild must be filed before the foreigner is 21 years of age. If you — the stepchild — are over 21 years of age, call Blandon Law at 954.385.0157 immediately. We may be able to get you a VAWA green card with an exception but only if we apply before your 25th birthday.
3. Abuser is US Citizen Son or Daughter
Immigration will approve a VAWA green card if the abuser is a son or daughter over 21 years of age who is a US citizen. Nearly half of the undocumented population have US citizen children. The foreign parent can get a VAWA green card if those children, after becoming adults, are abusive.
4. Survivor Can Be Outside the United States
If a noncitizen is living in another country but was hurt or treated very badly by a close family member who is a US citizen or has a green card, they can get their own green card to come to the U.S. – without needing the abuser’s permission or signature on any form. The abuse had to happen while they were in the United States. If the abuser was working for the US government or military, the survivor can get a green card even if the abuse happened outside of this country.
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Disclaimer – These entries are based on real life events. Family member names, when used, are real. Client names are changed for privacy.