U Visa Clinical Evaluation
We provide trauma-informed and culturally responsive U Visa clinical evaluations to map the emotional and mental impact of qualifying crime on a U visa applicant. It looks at your experiences, emotional well-being, and the ways the crime and its aftermath have affected your life.
- Chicago, Illinois • Online Across the State
What Is a U Visa Clinical Evaluation?
A U Visa clinical evaluation is a clinical assessment prepared for an immigration case involving victims of qualifying crimes. It provides detailed documentation of the severe psychological and emotional impact—such as trauma, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress—resulting from the crime. At AFS Counseling Services, we provide objective clinical documentation of the effects of your experiences.
Note: A clinical evaluation does not determine U Visa eligibility or guarantee an immigration outcome.
Trauma & Mental Impact
Exploring your experience of the crime and its aftermath, evaluating symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, or stress, and documenting the psychological impact.
Physical & Functional Effects
Assessing the physical or emotional effects of victimization alongside shifts in your daily life, relationships, and overall ability to function.
Cultural & Personal Context
Understanding your unique background by considering relevant cultural, family, and personal factors that shape your experience.
Who Can Seek a U Visa Clinical Evaluation?
A U Visa immigration evaluation is for individuals who have experienced a qualifying crime and suffered substantial mental or physical abuse as a result. Such U Visa evaluations cover
Interpersonal & Domestic Violence
Documenting trauma, emotional abuse, and psychological distress resulting from domestic violence, intimate partner abuse, or severe family conflict.
Violent Crimes & Physical Assault
Evaluating physical and mental trauma from severe incidents including felonious assault, violent physical attacks, sexual assault, rape, or abusive sexual contact.
Coercive Crimes & Restraint
Assessing psychological impacts related to unlawful restraint, kidnapping, false imprisonment, stalking, extortion, or blackmail.
What to Expect During Your Evaluation
Our U Visa evaluation in Illinois is conducted through secure online sessions in a private and respectful setting. The process generally includes:
Clinical interview
You can discuss your history, the crime, its impact, and your current emotional well-being in a 2-3 hours interview.
Clinical assessment
Alice will assess the Clinical effects associated with your experiences and victimization.
Document review
Relevant supporting information may be reviewed as part of the evaluation.
Written evaluation
A formal Clinical 10-20 page report documents the findings and the relationship between your experiences and their clinical impact.
How a U Visa Evaluation Can Support Your Case
A clinical evaluation for U Visa can provide independent clinical documentation that helps explain parts of your experience that may not be obvious from immigration documents alone. It helps explain how trauma impacted memory, delayed crime reporting, triggered severe ongoing distress like PTSD or panic attacks, and disrupted daily functioning for a strong U visa immigration case.
Ready for a U Visa Evaluation?U Visa Evaluation Fees
Standard evaluation: $1,500
Expedited evaluation: $1,850, including a $350 rush fee Standard turnaround: 2–3 weeks
Expedited turnaround: Under one week
Why Choose AFS Counseling Services?
Experience With Immigration Evaluations
Alice Solis, LCPC provides clinical immigration evaluations for cases involving U Visa, VAWA, asylum, extreme hardship, cancellation of removal, and T Visa petitions.
Culturally Responsive Evaluations
As an immigrant herself, Alice understands how culture, identity, language, and immigration shape how people process and express trauma.
Clear Clinical Documentation
Evaluation covers clinical interviews, background details, and professional assessment. The final report clearly documents clinical findings related to your victimization.
Online Evaluations Across Illinois
U Visa evaluations are provided through secure online sessions for clients throughout Illinois, so you can complete your evaluation without traveling to an office.
Have Any Questions?
What is a U Visa Clinical evaluation?
A U Visa Clinical evaluation is a clinical assessment that documents the Clinical impact of victimization following a qualifying crime. The findings can provide clinical documentation for a U Visa immigration case.
Who may need a U Visa evaluation?
A U Visa evaluation may be useful for victims of qualifying crimes who experienced substantial mental or physical abuse and are pursuing U Visa immigration relief. Your immigration attorney can help determine whether an evaluation would be appropriate for your case.
What does a U Visa evaluation assess?
The evaluation may assess the emotional and Clinical effects of victimization, including anxiety, depression, trauma-related symptoms, stress, changes in relationships, and effects on daily functioning.
Will a Clinical evaluation guarantee my U Visa case will be approved?
No. A Clinical evaluation does not guarantee approval or determine your eligibility for a U Visa. It provides clinical documentation of Clinical findings that may support your immigration case.
Is the U Visa evaluation available online?
Yes. AFS Counseling Services provides U Visa immigration evaluations through secure online sessions for clients throughout Illinois.
Can my immigration attorney communicate with AFS Counseling Services?
Yes. With appropriate authorization, Alice can communicate and coordinate with your immigration attorney regarding the evaluation and documentation process.
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