The legislation was intended to strengthen the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute cases of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking of noncitizens and other crimes, while also protecting victims of crimes who have suffered substantial mental or physical abuse due to the crime and are willing to help law enforcement authorities in the investigation or prosecution of the criminal activity. The legislation also helps law enforcement agencies to better serve victims of crimes.

The Doraville Police Department can review law enforcement certification packages on a case by case basis. We will only certify packages in the following circumstances:

* You are the victim of qualifying criminal activity which occurred within Doraville jurisdiction;
* You have suffered substantial physical or mental abuse as a result of having been a victim of criminal activity;
* You have information about the criminal activity and were helpful, are helpful, or are likely to be helpful to law enforcement in the investigation or prosecution of the crime.

Please remember that there is no legal requirement for the Doraville Police Department to certify these packages.

Doraville Police Department will report all instances of fraud to the USCIS. Some examples of fraud are:

* Individuals reporting qualifying crimes that did not take place;
* Individuals staging qualifying crimes in order to appear eligible;
* Individuals incentivizing others to commit a qualifying crime against them;
* Attorneys, victim advocates, or victims intentionally providing erroneous or misleading information on the forms, or significantly altering the forms after they are signed.

For more information regarding the U Visa, please visit the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services website at www.uscis.gov/humanitarian