The U visa provides a much needed form of relief to individuals who have been the victims of crimes but who have little or no access to the legal system due to fears of removal from the United States. Both statutory provisions and the regulations provide several options for structuring U visa applications for the benefit of minors and their parents. The filing procedures and intricacies of filing a U visa application have not been discussed in this section, and any individual considering U visa relief should take his or her case to a licensed expert in Immigration Law.