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The VAWA self-petition
- How the VAWA self-petition works
- Who qualifies
- Spouse of a U.S. citizen
- Spouse of a green card holder
- Former spouses and the two-year rule
- If the abuser died or lost status
- If the marriage was not valid
- Abused children
- Abused parents
- Your children on your petition
- Battery or extreme cruelty
- Abuse without violence
- Good-faith marriage
- Having lived with the abuser
- Good moral character
- Any credible evidence
- Writing your declaration
- Evidence when you have no documents
- The prima facie determination
- After you file
- Requests for evidence and notices of intent to deny
- If the I-360 is denied
The firm
Green card and work
- The green card after VAWA
- VAWA and entry without inspection
- Spouses of green card holders and the Visa Bulletin
- The work permit
- Deferred action
- Public benefits
- Public charge and VAWA
- Waivers for VAWA self-petitioners
- Travel and advance parole
- When the I-360 is taking too long
- Citizenship after VAWA
- Divorce, remarriage and your case
Other paths
In immigration court
- VAWA in immigration court
- VAWA cancellation of removal
- The VAWA motion to reopen
- The domestic-violence waiver, INA 237(a)(7)
- If you were arrested or charged
- If you are detained
- Enforcement at protected places
Confidentiality and safety
- What the law keeps private
- Will the abuser find out?
- Threats of deportation
- If the abuser called ICE
- Documents the abuser took
- Protective orders
- Divorce, custody and VAWA
For every survivor
Tools, checklists and learning
Tools
Articles
- What a VAWA case costs: our legal fee and the government filing fees
- No police report, no arrest, no conviction: what VAWA really requires
- Filing a VAWA self-petition from outside the United States
- Every kind of abuse VAWA covers, one by one
- Filing in private: VAWA confidentiality, and filing while you still live with the abuser
- Abused parents of U.S. citizens: the VAWA self-petition, at home and abroad
- The complete 2026 guide to the VAWA self-petition
- VAWA, the U visa, the I-751 waiver or VAWA cancellation: which path fits
- VAWA in deportation proceedings: cancellation, motions to reopen, arrests and detention
- The VAWA green card, step by step
- VAWA for men and LGBTQ survivors
- VAWA confidentiality under 8 U.S.C. 1367: what is protected and what is not
- VAWA after divorce or death: the two-year windows, loss of status and remarriage
- The December 2025 VAWA policy changes, and what they mean for your case
- The U visa for domestic violence survivors: elements, certification and the green card
- How abusers use immigration status as control, and what the law says
- How to prepare a VAWA declaration
- VAWA for abused children and abused parents: the two self-petitions in full
Blog
- What a prima facie notice means for public benefits
- The VAWA filing addresses changed on October 7, 2026
- VAWA fee exemptions in 2026: the no-fee I-360 and the forms that follow
- Threats to call ICE can be abuse
- The two-year divorce window
- RFE and NOID deadlines on a VAWA case: 12 weeks, 30 days, no extensions
- PA-2025-34 and the limits of VAWA confidentiality
- My abuser took my passport
- Living together "during the marriage": what PA-2025-33 changed
- The I-751 abuse waiver: no government fee, and no evaluation required
- The extreme hardship myth
- Dual arrest and VAWA: talk to the criminal lawyer first
- Deferred action after VAWA approval is case by case
- Citizenship after VAWA: three years or five?
- Children turning 21 on a VAWA case
- Case note: Hernandez v. Ashcroft
- Ask for your work permit on the I-360 itself
- Advance parole after Delcarmen-Lara: talk to us before you travel
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