Immigration psychology is a subfield of psychology that focuses on the psychological experiences of immigrants and their families.
What is an immigration psychological evaluation?
At the request of an immigration attorney, a psychologist may conduct psychological evaluations for Hardship Waivers, Asylum cases, domestic violence VAWA cases, U Visa, and T Visa.
What is hardship waiver psychological evaluation?
The purpose of an immigration psychological evaluation for hardship waivers is to assess the psychological impact of the hardship on the individual. This may include documenting the psychological symptoms as well as the potential long-term effects of the hardship on the individual’s mental health and well-being.
What is a domestic violence VAWA immigration psychological evaluation?
In a VAWA case, extreme cruelty can include physical abuse, sexual abuse, or psychological abuse such as manipulation, control, humiliation, threats and intimidation.
The immigration psychologist documents all abusive experiences, their frequency, their severity and their consequences on the victim. Based on that information, it is determined whether the domestic abuse entails extreme cruelty.
What is a U Visa immigration psychological evaluation?
The purpose of a psychological evaluation for a U visa is to assess the psychological impact of the crime on the individual seeking the U visa. This may include documenting the psychological symptoms and difficulties experienced by the individual as a result of the crime, as well as the potential long-term effects of these experiences on the individual’s mental health and well-being.
What is a T Visa immigration psychological evaluation?
The purpose of a psychological evaluation for a T visa is to assess the psychological impact of the trafficking on the individual seeking the T visa. This may include documenting the psychological symptoms and difficulties experienced by the individual as a result of the trafficking, as well as the potential long-term effects of these experiences on the individual’s mental health and well-being.
How do immigration psychologists and immigration attorneys work together?
A psychological evaluation for an immigration case is done at the recommendation of the immigration attorney. Not all immigration cases require a psychological evaluation.
Immigration psychologists and Immigration Attorneys have a working relationship that must protect the independence of opinion and the objectivity of each professional.
Immigration psychologists must understand rules of admissibility to determine whether the testing and procedures used are valid and reliable enough to stand the scrutiny of the court and other experts. Immigration psychologists must understand how to provide testimony as required by the case.
How can I contact an immigration psychologist?
Immigration Psychology, Inc. has Florida immigration psychologists, North Carolina immigration psychologists, South Carolina immigration psychologists, and experts in other states.
Contact us at:
Info@ImmigrationPsychology.com
877-297-5952
305-456-4147
407-690-7129