Introduction to the T Visa Physical Presence Requirement
| Live Event Date: 12/10/2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Format | Length | CLE Eligible |
| Web Seminar | 90 min. | Yes |
Expert panelists will provide an overview of USCIS’s interpretation of the physical presence criteria. They also will equip attendees with strategies for effectively meeting the requirement, especially for older cases, and they will review regulatory and policy updates. Specifically, they will share insights and practical tips for preparing effective initial T visa filings, and discuss best practices for responding to RFEs and denials.
Featured Topics:
- Overview of the physical presence eligibility requirement: what it is (and is not)
- Addressing cases where the trafficking ended many years prior to filing
- Recent changes that may help your case: clients departed and reentered the United States post-trafficking
- Pre-filing considerations
- Practical tips for approaching physical presence RFEs
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Carson M. Osberg (DL), AILA VAWA, Us, and Ts Committee Chair, Chapel Hill, NC
Carson M. Osberg provides technical assistance on T visas to attorneys nationwide and currently serves as Chair of AILA’s VAWA/U/T Committee. Prior to her technical assistance role at CAST, she represented survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking in their immigration matters before USCIS, ICE, and EOIR. Carson obtained a JD from American University Washington College of Law and a BA from Tufts University. She speaks Spanish and is a member of the Maryland bar.
Stephanie Morales, AILA VAWA, Us, and Ts Committee, Minneapolis, MN
Stacie Jonas, Austin, TX
Stacie Jonas is the Immigration Group Coordinator at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. She previously managed TRLA’s anti-human trafficking team, which provides comprehensive legal services to survivors of labor and sex trafficking in over 60 counties in Texas and to migrant farmworker survivors in six southern states. Ms. Jonas is a graduate of the Yale Law School and holds a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.
Caleb Stewart, Westminster, CO
Caleb Stewart (he/him/his) leads the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network's anti-human trafficking work, fulfills the governor-appointed role of a labor trafficking expert on the Colorado Human Trafficking Council, and serves on the Freedom Network steering committee. Prior to earning JD/MPA degrees from the University of Washington in 2012, he lived in Thailand for five years as a Peace Corps Volunteer and the Managing Director of the Khom Loy Development Foundation.