Form I-918: Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status

Form I-918 is the U-visa petition. Congress created the U visa to help law enforcement investigate and prosecute crimes by giving crime victims a path to lawful status conditioned on their cooperation.

Requirements: the applicant was a victim of a qualifying crime, suffered substantial physical or mental abuse, has information about the crime, has been helpful, is being helpful, or is likely to be helpful in the investigation or prosecution, and the crime occurred in the U.S. or violated U.S. law. A law-enforcement certification (Form I-918B) from a qualifying agency is required.

There is no USCIS filing fee for Form I-918 or its supplements.