Applicants petitioning for political asylum often have been exposed to extreme deprivation, severe abuse, and possibly even torture in their home country. Applicants may fear returning to their home country due to political, religious, sexual, and/or ethnic persecution. This evaluation can explain psychological reasons why a client missed the one year filing deadline and detail how PTSD, severe anxiety, or depression provide evidence of the persecution suffered.

In Extreme Hardship cases, a U.S. citizen (USC) or legal resident can petition for an undocumented family member who is at risk of having to leave the country. The U.S. citizen applies for a waiver on the basis that deportation would result in an extreme and exceptional hardship. This evaluation aims to identify unique factors contributing to a client’s psychological distress or adverse home country conditions that would affect the petitioner or their family members.

This type of waiver includes men and women. After the marriage, the immigrant claims the presence of domestic abuse and seeks to file for legal status separately from their U.S. citizen spouse, usually because the U.S. citizen or LPR spouse does not assist his or her spouse in this process. This evaluation may detail the client’s psychological symptoms, assess credibility, and where useful, explain less common phenomena such as ways in which men are abused by female partners.

This type of immigration waiver gives legal status to immigrants, including undocumented immigrants, who have been victims of serious crimes in the United States. The immigrant victim must be willing to assist the police and/or District Attorney’s Office in the investigation and/or with the prosecution of the criminal. This type of evaluation aims to assess the extent of serious physical, mental, or emotional consequences of the experience.

The T Visa is a visa that may be issued to victims of severe forms of human trafficking, sex trade, or forced labor, who are present in the U.S. by way of such trafficking. An applicant for a T visa has to be willing to assist the police and/or District Attorney’s Office in the investigation and/or with the prosecution of the criminal. The goal of this evaluation is to assess the extent of serious physical, mental, or emotional consequences of the experience

Catherine Fliszar has years of experience not only writing reports utilized in the legal system, but also providing testimony to the courts. Catherine feels comfortable participating in legal proceedings and may act as an expert witness in your case.