Immigration Evaluations — A Partner for Your Legal Team
Santos Counseling has served immigration attorneys across North Carolina and the U.S. since 2014. When you refer a client for an immigration evaluation, you need a clinician who understands the legal standard, delivers on time, and produces a report that strengthens your petition. Santos Counseling PLLC works as an extension of your firm.
Refer a Client → or email [admin@santoscounseling.com] with the case type and deadline.
What Your Firm Receives
- A comprehensive, court-ready mental health evaluation (typically 10–30 pages) tailored to the legal standard of the case. We work with extreme hardship, VAWA, U-Visa, T-Visa, asylum, or cancellation of removal cases.
- Standardized, evidence-based assessment instruments appropriate to the case type.
- Direct collaboration with your office before and during the evaluation, so the immigration report speaks to the elements your petition requires.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) evaluation capacity. No interpreter required for Spanish-speaking clients
- Clear timelines, with expedited options for filing deadlines
- Expert testimony available when a case requires it (separate fee)
Why Attorneys Choose Dr. Santos
Dr. Juan Santos completed his Ph.D. with a dissertation focused on immigration evaluations and trains clinicians across the country on conducting them. Your client’s immigration evaluation is handled by a specialist who regularly handles this work. The result is a report that reads as thorough, objective, and clinically credible.
Case Types We Evaluate
- Extreme Hardship Waivers (I-601 / I-601A)
- VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) self-petitions
- U-Visa (victims of qualifying crimes)
- T-Visa (victims of trafficking)
- Asylum
- Cancellation of Removal
Turnaround & Logistics For The Immigration Evaluation
Standard reports are delivered in accordance with your deadline. We do our best to ensure that there is clear communication with the attorney’s office in order to have the immigration evaluation turned in on time. Immigration evaluations are conducted in person in Greensboro or by secure video for clients anywhere in North Carolina, which means your client doesn’t need to travel.
How to Refer
To refer a client from your legal firm for an immigration evaluation, please complete the form on this page, Email admin@santoscounseling.com, or call/text 336-663-6570 with the case type and any deadline. We respond to attorney referrals within one business day and coordinate scheduling directly with your client.
FAQ About Immigration Evaluations
How do you handle filing deadlines?
Tell us the date when you refer; we confirm expedited feasibility the same day.
What's included in the immigration evaluation?
- One or more clinical interview sessions
- Standardized, evidence-based psychological assessments
- A comprehensive written report (often 10–30 pages) written to the legal standard of the case
- Coordination with your immigration attorney
Expert testimony, if your case needs it, is typically a separate fe
Are evaluations available in Spanish?
Yes — conducted directly in Spanish, no interpreter.
Where are evaluations conducted?
In person in Greensboro or by secure video anywhere in North Carolina.
Do you provide expert testimony?
Yes, when a case requires it, for a separate fee arranged in advance.