If I have a deportation order issued by an immigration judge, can I still apply for a U visa?
U & T Visas (Humanitarian Visas)
Immigration Lawyer Specializing in U Visa and T Visa in Minneapolis, Minnesota
If you are an immigrant without status and were a victim of a serious crime or human trafficking, you may need not only protection, but also a real way to fix your immigration situation. The U and T humanitarian visas were created precisely to protect victims like you and offer a path toward legal status in the United States.
At Zhanay Law, we work with survivors of violent crimes and human trafficking in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and other places, helping them use these visas to stop deportation proceedings when possible, get work authorization, and, in the long term, seek permanent residence.
If you suffered a crime or trafficking, you deserve to know what protection the law offers.
At Zhanay Law, we listen to your experience and guide you on U visas, T visas, and other forms of immigration protection.
Legal Help for Victims of Crimes and Trafficking in the United States
As an immigration lawyer, we help you evaluate if your case may qualify for a U visa or T visa, gather the necessary evidence, and file your application with USCIS correctly, with the goal of seeking protection against deportation, work authorization, and, over time, a possible path to permanent residence.
When we take your case, we focus on three main things:
- Listening to what happened and how it has affected you, respecting your pace and not pressuring you to share more than you feel comfortable telling
- Seeing if your situation fits a U visa or T visa, explaining in simple words what the law requires and what documents are needed
- Supporting you in each step of the process, from gathering evidence to sending the forms and responding to USCIS
When the law allows and the case is approved, a U visa or T visa can give you, among other benefits:
- Protection from certain deportation proceedings
- Work authorization to live and work more stably in the United States
- The possibility, over time and by meeting requirements, to apply for permanent residence
More than using complicated words or law articles, our intention is to provide you with serious and humane legal representation, so you can make informed decisions about your future and your family’s.
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Practice Areas
Deportation Defense
U & T Visas (Humanitarian Visas)
Citizenship and Naturalization
Green Cards
Family Immigration and Petitions
Fiancé Visas (K-1)
Immigration Waivers
VAWA Self-Petitions
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
What We Do in Your U Visa or T Visa Case
This service is not just “filling out forms”: it’s complete legal representation aimed at helping you obtain, when the law allows, humanitarian status.
At Zhanay Law, we can:
- Evaluate if the facts of your case fit a U visa (victim of a crime who cooperated or is cooperating with police or prosecutors) or a T visa (victim of human trafficking)
- Obtain the law enforcement agency certification needed for a U visa (Form I-918 Supplement B), working with prosecutors, police departments, or other certifying agencies when appropriate
- Prepare and file U visa petitions with Form I-918 and evidence of the crime, cooperation, and harm suffered
- Prepare and file T visa applications for victims of human trafficking, including evidence of the exploitation suffered, presence in the United States, and reasonable cooperation with authorities
- Process humanitarian status extensions when the law allows and the case requires it
Edwin Zhanay
Immigration Attorney
Edwin Zhany
Frequently Asked Questions
In many cases, yes. Even if there is an active deportation order, it’s still possible to file a U visa application when you meet the requirements as a crime victim and cooperation with authorities. In those cases, Form I-192 is usually also filed, which serves as a broad waiver for many grounds of inadmissibility, including prior deportation.
That’s why, if you have a deportation order and believe you may qualify for a U visa, it’s especially important to analyze the case with an immigration lawyer before moving forward, to properly structure both the main petition and the corresponding waiver.