Immigration Evaluation Services
When Does Immigration Evaluation Services
(Psychosocial or Psychological Immigration Evaluations)
Become Necessary?
The transition from one culture to another, more often than not, presents a challenging experience. Pursuing legal status in the United States may become even more stressful.
In addition to providing counseling that helps in this transition, Chanel Tazza offers psychosocial evaluations for immigration that can greatly help you or your loved one become a legal permanent resident in the United States.
Below are four distinct immigration proceedings in which psychosocial evaluations (alternatively psychological immigration evaluations) can be helpful.
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When a citizen or a legal permanent resident of the United States (spouse or child) might experience extreme hardship in the case of leaving the country, examples include when the citizen: lacks similar health treatment in the foreign country, is a caretaker of a relative, Is unable to make a living without a spouse, Is suffering anxiety or depression due to separation.
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When a male or female of a foreign country marries a citizen or permanent resident of the United States is abused by a spouse. Examples of abuse include; physical, verbal, sexual, or psychological abuse.
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When the immigrant (including undocumented immigrants) has been a victim of serious crime in the United States, such crimes include; sexual, involuntary servitude, sexual exploitation, rape, and/or domestic violence.
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When the foreign individual was subject to mistreatment and abuse in a foreign country causing psychological illness such as depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The abuse could be related to; politics, religion, ethnicity, and/or gender.
What You Need to Know About Psychosocial or Psychological Immigration Evaluations
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Many individuals who are undergoing immigration proceedings to obtain legal status in the United States are being referred out to undergo psychosocial or psychological immigration evaluations. This is because the U.S. Department of Homeland security may consider extreme hardship when deciding whether to pardon or not the immigrant. The psychosocial or psychological evaluation for immigration may be used as a source of evidence that could indicate possible extreme hardship. Immigration evaluation services are conducted by a licensed mental health professional.
The entire psychosocial evaluation for the immigration process can be conducted in English or Spanish (except for the final report, which must be in English to be accepted by the immigration courts). The final report is composed of about 5 to 8 pages and is not a simple letter; it is a complex statement related to important factors that are taken into account by The U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Process & How Payment Works
The initial interview will take three to four one-hour sessions. A written draft is sent to you and/or your lawyer for review. Upon your review the final written report is released within 10 to 14 business days.
The cost of the evaluation and report is a flat rate of $1,250. Insurance does not cover this service.