Applying for Adjustment of Status Through VAWA

Practice Advisory

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) allows certain noncitizens
(regardless of gender) abused by a family member to seek immigration
relief by "self-petitioning" based on the abusive relative's
immigration status, without having to involve that abusive family
member in the immigration process, and based on that VAWA
designation, apply for lawful permanent resident status (a "green
card"). Obtaining lawful permanent resident status through VAWA is
generally a two-step process: one, filing the VAWA self-petition and
two, filing the application for adjustment of status based on VAWA.

This practice advisory goes through the second step, filing an
adjustment application based on VAWA. VAWA adjustment applicants have
slightly modified requirements from other family-based adjustment
applicants, including less rigorous general requirements and certain
special exceptions and waivers to some of the grounds of
inadmissibility.

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