Psychosocial Evaluations for Immigration
I'm passionate about helping immigrants and refugees get asylum and helping families stay together. I conduct psychological evaluations for immigration legal case involving psychological trauma (Asylum, VAWA, U-Visa, Hardship). The purpose of these evaluations is to document and describe how a potential deportation would negatively impact a client and their family. Evaluations take place via secure video or phone and are available to California residents in English or Spanish.
Psychosocial Immigration evaluations
I specialize in offering immigration evaluations for cases involving trauma such as Asylum, Domestic Violence (VAWA), U-Visa, and Extreme Hardship waivers. I have additional training and expertise specific to PTSD, domestic violence, and gender issues. Although I work with clients from all over the world, I specialize in evaluations for clients from Latin America and I speak Spanish with near native fluency. All evaluations are conducted remotely via a secure video or phone.
Psychosocial evaluations are powerful tool to help move forward with immigration proceedings- they are often the deciding factor is whether someone is granted asylum or a family is separated. These reports demonstrate the psychological, physical, financial, spiritual and emotional impact of separating families through deportation or country re-location.
The following is a brief explanation of the different immigration cases that can require and benefit from a psychological evaluation.
All of the evaluations that I conduct require the identification and discussion of traumatic life experiences.
Psychosocial evaluations are powerful tool to help move forward with immigration proceedings- they are often the deciding factor is whether someone is granted asylum or a family is separated. These reports demonstrate the psychological, physical, financial, spiritual and emotional impact of separating families through deportation or country re-location.
The following is a brief explanation of the different immigration cases that can require and benefit from a psychological evaluation.
All of the evaluations that I conduct require the identification and discussion of traumatic life experiences.
Asylum Evaluation
Asylum is an application that must be completed with your lawyer within one year of arriving to the U.S. if you seek protection for yourself (including spouse and children) due to suffering or thinking you might suffer persecution in your country of origin. According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the types of persecution suffered could be related to race, religion, nationality, being a member of a social group, and/or due to having a political opinion. If this application is approved, you may be allowed by the government to stay in the United States. During the asylum evaluation, I will evaluate the psychological, physical, and emotional effects of having suffered persecution in your country of origin.
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) provides non-citizen immigrants with a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident spouse, children, or parent to file a petition to remain in the United States without the abuser’s knowledge. The non-citizen immigrant must provide factual information (i.e. police report) that proves the suffering of the violence and domestic abuse. VAWA also applies to male applicants. During the VAWA evaluation, I will assess for the psychological, physical, emotional, and financial consequences of having experienced domestic abuse.
U-Visa Evaluation
U-Visa is a status given to victims of crime such as domestic violence, sexual assault, physical assault etc. The U-Visa intends for the undocumented individual to work together with law enforcement and the government with the investigation process of the criminal activity. During this process, authorities protect the victim that has suffered mental, psychological or physical abuse. During the U-Visa evaluation, I will meet with you for 2 sessions of 1.5 hours where I evaluate the psychological, emotional, financial, and physical consequences of the crime.
Extreme Hardship Evaluation
Extreme Hardships are waivers given to immigrants who have remained in the United States without permission. The application for the waiver is submitted by a family member that legally resides in the United States. The process requires to be identified that the applicant would suffer if the non-citizen immigrant is admitted back to their country. During the extreme hardship evaluation, I will assess the U.S. Citizen or Resident for emotional, physical, financial, psychological, educational, and emotional hardship that will help support your immigration case.
FEES
Standard Evaluation $1300
All evaluations include one session with the client, lasting 1-2 hours, consultations with collateral contacts such as immigration lawyers, and a thorough written evaluation within 4 weeks of meeting.
Expedited Evaluation $1800
If a written evaluation is needed more urgently, a written evaluation can be expedited to have within 2 weeks of meeting.
Emergency Evaluation $2500
Emergency evaluations provide clients with prioritized appointment times and written evaluations will be completed within 1 week of meeting.
All evaluations include one session with the client, lasting 1-2 hours, consultations with collateral contacts such as immigration lawyers, and a thorough written evaluation within 4 weeks of meeting.
Expedited Evaluation $1800
If a written evaluation is needed more urgently, a written evaluation can be expedited to have within 2 weeks of meeting.
Emergency Evaluation $2500
Emergency evaluations provide clients with prioritized appointment times and written evaluations will be completed within 1 week of meeting.
helping families stay together since 2009
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