New York T Visa Attorneys

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Eligibility for T Visa

You may be eligible for T Visa nonimmigrant status if you meet the following criteria:

• Have been a victim of severe human trafficking
• Are currently present in the United States, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or at a port of entry due to trafficking
• Have cooperated with law enforcement in the investigation or prosecution of human trafficking (unless you were under the age of 18 at the time at least one of the acts of trafficking occurred or you are unable to cooperate due to physical or psychological trauma)
• Would suffer extreme hardship involving unusual and severe harm if you were removed from the United States
• Are admissible to the United States (if you are not admissible, you may be eligible for a waiver of certain grounds of inadmissibility by submitting a Form I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as a Nonimmigrant).

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    Since 1998, Ms. Chan is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey. She is a prominent EB-5 immigration attorney who has been featured in China Daily, The Real Deal, The New York Times, EB-5 Investors Magazine and other major publications.

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    Lamont Blackstone is the principal of G.L. Blackstone & Associates, an urban commercial real estate consulting company. With over 25 years of experience in real estate and finance, Mr. Blackstone is the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award of the Board of Trustees of the International Council of Shopping Centers.

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