Immigration Evaluations

Let Us Help.

Are you struggling to get U.S. immigration status? Have you been through the immigration system and found it to be one of the most stressful experiences of your life? Do you need a psychological evaluation to submit with your immigration papers? If so, Arboleda Therapy is here to help you with compassionate care and expert support.

The Right Expertise is Critical.

The evidence presented in an immigration evaluation is often the deciding factor in the case's outcome. Our immigration evaluation therapist helps to document and present the invisible scars of PTSD and other conditions that may impact your relocation, separation from family members, and other important factors. The evidence provided by our immigration evaluation is critical to demonstrate your current mental status and psychological symptoms, your credibility, and the trauma you have experienced.

  • Extreme Hardship Waiver

    Extreme Hardship Waivers are given to immigrants who have remained in the United States without permission. The application is submitted by a family member that is a legal U.S. Citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States that would experience extreme hardship if they are separated from or forced to relocate with the non-citizen immigrant.

  • Asylum Evaluations

    Asylum is an application that must be completed with your lawyer within one year of arriving to the U.S. if you seek protection for yourself (including spouse and children) due to suffering or thinking you might suffer persecution in your country of origin. The types of persecution suffered could be related to race, religion, nationality, being a member of a social group, and/or due to having a political opinion.

  • VAWA Evaluations

    ​Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) provides non-citizen immigrants, regardless of gender, with a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident spouse, children, or parent to file a petition to remain in the United States without the abuser’s knowledge. The non-citizen immigrant must provide factual information (i.e. police report) that proves the suffering of the violence and domestic abuse.

  • U Visa & T Visa

    U-Visa is a non-immigrant visa given to victims of a crime (and their immediate family members) while in the United States. T-Visa is specifically for victims of human trafficking crimes. The undocumented individual is also willing to work together with law enforcement and the government with the investigation process of the criminal activity that caused them physical or mental suffering. U.S. authorities protect the victim during this process.

Your Experience Matters

As an immigrant herself, Sandra Arboleda Moncada understands firsthand the challenges that come with navigating the complex immigration process and successfully adapting to life in the United States. She began her journey in the United States serving immigrants at a nationally recognized immigration law firm, where she gained valuable knowledge about the immigration system and the struggles that immigrants face.

As a client of the same law firm, Sandra also worked closely with an immigration attorney who helped her successfully navigate the immigration process in transitioning from her native country of Colombia. Inspired by her own experiences, Sandra went on to pursue a career in social work, where she could help other immigrants like herself.