Orders of Protection can provide secondary evidence for VAWA petitions and VAWA cancellation of removal.
- The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is a “self-petitioning relief” for non-citizens who are victims of domestic violence.
- Orders of protection can be used as supporting evidence for domestic violence (DV) based immigration relief. Examples of DV based immigration relief under VAWA include:
- Self-petitions for survivors abused by a US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident qualifying relative
- Battered spouse waivers for conditional residents (with LPR cards expiring in 2 years from date of initial grant)
- Domestic violence-based cancellation of removal for qualifying survivors
- Resource: VAWA Cancellation of Removal
