U-Visa Application Directions

How to file a U-Visa application with MCPD

The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) will certify only those applications for victims of qualifying crimes (see below) that have occurred in Montgomery County in which an arrest has NOT been made.  If you are the victim of a qualifying crime which took place in another jurisdiction including a municipality within Montgomery County, please contact that agency (Gaithersburg City, Rockville City, Prince George’s County, Washington, DC, etc.)

If the incident did occur in Montgomery County and an arrest has not been made, mail the completed application to the Montgomery County Department of Police at the address below and please include a self-addressed stamped envelope along with a copy of the police report. Please include any supporting documentation.  


 MCPD no longer has a 10-year statute of limitation on filing a U-Visa application. 
 

Agency Information for the Application

Name of Certifying Agency: Montgomery County Department of Police
Name of Certifying Official:  Lieutenant Kristina Hedgepeth
Title and Division/Office of Certifying Official:  Deputy Director/SVID
Name of Head of Certifying Agency:  Chief Marc R. Yamada
Agency Address: 7300 Calhoun Place, Suite 300, Rockville MD 20855

Please submit the Form I-918, Supplement B with the following sections completed:

Part 1:  Victim Information
Part 2:  Agency Information including Other Agency Information (Case Number is the Montgomery County Police Report Number)
Part 3:  Criminal Acts
Part 4:  Helpfulness of the Victim
Part 5:  Family Members Culpable in Criminal Activity
Part 7:  Additional Information

 

To obtain a copy of the Montgomery County Police report, go to the following website

POLICE RECORDS

• Click on Public Records Request, then on Incident Report

For further information or to ask any questions regarding the MCPD procedure, please email:
[email protected]

If there has been an arrest made in your incident , the U-Visa application must be certified by the State’s Attorney’s Office. For any questions about the State’s Attorney’s Office and their procedures, please call 240-777-7300 and state that you are inquiring about a U-Visa.
Send the formal request (on your firm’s letterhead if applicable) with a self addressed stamped envelope to:
Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office
U-Visa Application
50 Maryland Avenue
5 ^th Floor
Rockville, MD 20850

Qualifying Crimes:

• Includes attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any of the above crimes

Resources:

For more information on the U-Visa process, visit the USCIS website:

Victims of Criminal Activity: U Nonimmigrant Status | USCIS

Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status
Form I-918, Instructions for Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status and Supplement A, Petition for

Form I-918 Supplement B, U Nonimmigrant Status Certification
Form I-918, Instructions for Supplement B, U Nonimmigrant Status Certification