With around 231,000 immigrants living in Alabama as of 2024, immigration matters in the state can involve individuals and families whose psychological circumstances may be relevant to asylum, hardship, competency, humanitarian relief, and other proceedings. Immigration Psychology provides objective immigration evaluations throughout Alabama through our team of licensed psychologists with focused training in immigration and clinical psychology. Immigration psychological evaluations are structured assessments that examine mental health, emotional functioning, symptoms, and clinically relevant history when those factors may be relevant to an immigration matter.
Our Services
Asylum Evaluations
An asylum evaluation may document psychological symptoms associated with persecution, threats, detention, violence, or displacement. The assessment examines current functioning, symptom patterns, and whether reported experiences are clinically consistent with conditions such as post-traumatic stress, depression, or anxiety.
Citizenship Examination Waiver
A citizenship examination waiver assessment may be relevant when a disability or mental impairment prevents an applicant from meeting naturalization English or civics requirements. USCIS permits clinical psychologists, medical doctors, and doctors of osteopathy to certify Form N-648 when applicable requirements are satisfied.
Competency To Participate
Competency evaluations assess whether a person can understand the nature and purpose of immigration proceedings and participate meaningfully in the process. Matter of M-A-M- provides a framework for immigration judges when competency concerns arise and procedural safeguards may be necessary.
Dangerousness Evaluations
Dangerousness evaluations examine clinically relevant risk factors, behavioral history, protective factors, psychological functioning, and available records. Our immigration psychologists provide evidence-based opinions without advocating for detention, release, removal, or another particular legal outcome.
Hardship Waivers
Hardship evaluations document the psychological effects that separation, relocation, caregiving changes, financial circumstances, or changes in access to care may have on qualifying family members. Findings reflect each evaluated person’s circumstances rather than assumptions about hardship.
Immigration Bond Hearing
For an immigration bond hearing, a psychological evaluation may address mental health, functioning, treatment history, risk-related factors, and other clinically relevant information. Immigration judges may conduct bond hearings in qualifying cases, and bond proceedings are handled separately from the underlying removal case.
Same Sex Couples Hardship
A same-sex couples hardship evaluation applies the same objective clinical standards used in other hardship matters. The assessment may document the psychological effects of separation or relocation based on the couple’s actual history, family circumstances, health, and functioning.
T Visa
A T-visa evaluation may assess psychological symptoms associated with human trafficking, coercion, exploitation, or related trauma. Our team documents clinical findings and their relationship to the reported history without determining whether the individual satisfies the legal requirements for T nonimmigrant status.
U Visa Psychological Evaluations
A U-Visa evaluation may document mental and emotional effects associated with reported criminal victimization. The assessment focuses on symptoms, psychological functioning, trauma-related responses, and relevant history while remaining separate from the legal determination of U-Visa eligibility.
VAWA
VAWA evaluations can document psychological effects associated with reported battery, coercive control, threats, or other abuse. Our immigration psychologists assess symptoms and functioning through clinical methods while remaining neutral regarding the immigration case and its eventual outcome.
Why Choose Immigration Psychology in Alabama
Immigration Psychology provides immigration evaluations in Alabama through our licensed doctors in psychology, who conduct independent assessments rather than treatment. Our practice does not represent either side of an immigration matter, and our opinions are not tied to a requested or preferred case result. Evaluations draw from clinical interviews, appropriate psychological testing, records, and the specific questions presented for assessment.
Our immigration psychological evaluations are accessible throughout Alabama through our secure telehealth option. We prepare reports that clearly document findings for consideration by attorneys, USCIS, immigration judges, and other authorized decision-makers while maintaining impartial clinical standards. To learn more about our immigration evaluation services in Alabama and discuss the details of your case, contact us today to schedule your complimentary consultation.
Attorney Referrals
Please have your clients call any of the numbers below. We will explain the evaluation process, timeline, and cost. We will secure the consents and releases. Once the evaluation is completed, we will send the report to counsel for review.
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Phone
Info@ImmigrationPsychology.com
Jguerrero@ImmigrationPsychology.com
Office Hours
Monday – Friday
9am – 5pm