Sponsored by: Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), ASISTA, Bay Area VAWA/U Network, CLINIC, Los Angeles VAWA Network, and the Northern California Coalition for Immigrant Victims of Crime.

This session will provide a comprehensive overview of the entire U nonimmigrant and adjustment of status process, including strategies to get law enforcement agencies to sign the certification of helpfulness. It is intended for those who are new to U visas, including those who are new to legal advocacy and/or new to the practice of immigration law, those with little or no prior knowledge of immigration law, and those with basic familiarity with immigration law but no prior experience working on U visas specifically.

Registration begins at 8:30 am; session will begin at 9:00 am.