Immigration Psychological Evaluations for Attorneys
Refer immigration psychological evaluations nationwide. Forensic psychological reports that strengthen your waiver filings, delivered by secure, HIPAA-compliant Google Meet. Dual-clinician review, fast turnaround, clean lanes. New Mexico home base, families served nationwide.
from $750
Published base pricing
5-7
Days for delivery
14
Section report structure
2
Clinicians review every report
Why do immigration attorneys choose Kipu Terra?
Attorneys find psychological evaluators through directories, bar referrals or a standing relationship with a firm. Kipu Terra provides a single intake email and a consistent clinical report format. Each case includes intake coordination, case planning, selected standardized assessments and LCSW review and co-signature. We conduct evaluations directly in English and Spanish and coordinate professional interpretation for French, Haitian Creole, Mandarin Chinese and Portuguese. The hardship base starts at $750, with standard turnaround in 5-7 days. The client pays Kipu Terra directly; the attorney handles the legal filing.
Evaluation Planning
We identify the case type and plan the interview and assessments for the person's age, language, symptoms, and circumstances.
6 Case-Type-Specific Interview Modules
VAWA, U-Visa, T-Visa, Cancellation of Removal, Complex Family, Substance Use. Not every case gets the same generic template.
Reports Grounded in Clinical Evidence
The report documents supported clinical findings and their sources. Its focus depends on the case type: hardship to a qualifying relative, or the psychological effects of abuse, crime, or trafficking.
Dual-Clinician Co-Signature
Every report is drafted by a licensed evaluator, then reviewed and co-signed by an independently licensed Clinical Lead before release.
Transparent Pricing
Published bases: hardship from $750, VAWA from $1,000, U-Visa from $1,000, T-Visa from $1,000, cancellation from $1,200. Rush service adds $300 for 72 hours, $500 for 48 hours, or $900 for 24 hours to the case base fee, subject to availability. No hidden fees. Client pays us directly, separate from your legal fees.
Evaluations in Almost Any Language
We conduct evaluations directly in English and Spanish. For almost any other language, we arrange professional interpreters as needed. We have extensive experience conducting evaluations with professional interpretation in Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, French and Creole.
Interpretation beyond English and Spanish generally costs about $100 per hour. We confirm language arrangements and the exact fee in writing before engagement.
Who handles what in a referral?
No scope overlap. No confusion. No unauthorized practice risk.
Three roles stay cleanly separated. Your office handles intake, legal filings, and the client declaration. Kipu Terra conducts the psychological evaluation only: clinical interviews, standardized testing, and DSM-5-TR diagnostic impressions. The client pays legal fees to you and the evaluation fee to us, keeping scope and finances distinct.
Your Office + Attorney
Client intake, legal filings (I-130, I-601/I-601A), personal declaration, RFE responses. You handle the legal process.
Kipu Terra LLC
Psychological evaluation for immigration: clinical interviews, standardized testing, DSM-5-TR diagnostic impressions, clinical opinion on extreme hardship.
The Client
Pays legal fees to your office. Pays the evaluation fee directly to us. Clean financial separation.
Can a psychological evaluation help answer a USCIS RFE for more hardship evidence?
Yes. When USCIS issues a Request for Evidence on hardship grounds, it is asking for documentation of the extreme hardship a qualifying relative would face. A psychological evaluation supplies exactly that: a structured clinical interview, standardized instruments (PHQ-9, GAD-7, and others when indicated), DSM-5-TR diagnostic impressions, and a multi-domain hardship nexus that ties the clinical findings to the USCIS factors.
This applies to hardship RFEs on the I-601A psychological evaluation and the I-601 extreme hardship evaluation. When USCIS asks for more hardship evidence, the attorney reviews the notice, identifies the evidentiary gap, and refers against the deadline printed on the notice. We do not interpret the notice; the response and the deadline stay with counsel.
RFE and supplemental cases are quoted per case, from $750. When the response window is short, expedited (72- or 48-hour) and 24-hour turnaround tiers can fit a tighter timeline, subject to availability; the published pricing has the full fee detail.
Arrived here as a family member rather than an attorney? Families can contact us directly An attorney referral is not required. Self-represented clients can contact us directly.
What quality standards does every report meet?
The report connects supported clinical findings to the evaluation question for the case type and states the sources and limitations of those findings. Every report includes a statement of impartiality and is reviewed and co-signed by the LCSW Clinical Lead.
Want to see the format before you refer? See the sample report; the full sample is available to attorneys on request.
What can you expect after you refer?
We work the way a good expert witness works. No surprises, clear scope, and a report your filing can rely on.
Which cases benefit from a psychological evaluation?
A psychological evaluation carries the most weight when the waiver theory turns on extreme hardship to a qualifying U.S. citizen or LPR relative, and the clinical record can document it. These signals point toward a referral.
Hardship-based waivers
The qualifying relative has a mental health history, a caregiving burden, or a medical dependence that separation would worsen. This is the core I-601A and I-601 fact pattern, where the relative is the person evaluated.
Trauma in VAWA, U, or T cases
The survivor or victim shows trauma indicators tied to abuse, a qualifying crime, or trafficking. In these cases the survivor or victim is the person evaluated, and the clinical focus is the psychological impact of what they experienced.
Cancellation of removal
The case must meet the higher exceptional and extremely unusual hardship bar for a qualifying USC or LPR child, spouse, or parent. That standard rewards documented, multi-domain clinical evidence. See cancellation of removal evaluations.
An RFE asks for more
USCIS has requested additional hardship evidence, or a prior filing was denied and counsel is preparing an appeal or refiling. A new or supplemental evaluation documents the current clinical picture.
How do I refer a case?
I-612 / J-1 exceptional hardship evaluation
For an I-612 referral, identify the J-1 exceptional hardship ground, the qualifying U.S. citizen or LPR spouse or child, and the clinical questions for separation and relocation. We confirm the evaluation scope and records needed during intake. Counsel retains responsibility for eligibility, legal strategy, and filing.
To start a referral, tell us the case type, preferred interview language and filing deadline. We confirm who needs to be evaluated, the documents required and the secure way to send them.
Send us the case information: Name and contact details of the person who needs the evaluation. Relevant records, sent through the secure method confirmed during intake.
We handle everything from there: client scheduling, intake, consent, clinical interview, testing, report drafting, clinical review, co-signature, and delivery.
What you receive: A completed, dual-clinician-reviewed, co-signed forensic report ready for filing.
Not sure a case fits? Ask for a free case review.
A short, no-cost conversation to confirm the case type, identify the likely assessment battery, and flag any scope questions before you refer. It is a fit and scope check, not an opinion on the outcome.
Common attorney questions
Do I need a lawyer before getting a psychological evaluation?
No attorney referral is required. Kipu Terra accepts clients who are representing themselves. Contact us directly to discuss the clinical evaluation you need. We provide the evaluation and report; we do not give legal advice, prepare immigration applications, or file documents for you.
We got an RFE on our I-601A, is it too late to get a psychological evaluation done in time?
Usually no. The notice states your response deadline, and a standard evaluation returns in 5-7 days. When the deadline is tighter, published expedited (72- or 48-hour) and 24-hour tiers exist, subject to availability. Refer the case as soon as the notice arrives so the report is ready with time to spare; your attorney decides how it fits the response.
The waiver was denied. Will an evaluation help on appeal or refiling?
A supplemental evaluation documents the current clinical picture and any changed circumstances since the first filing, which gives counsel updated clinical evidence to work with on an appeal or a new submission. We do not predict outcomes or comment on legal strategy; the evaluation is the clinical record, and how it is used is the attorney's decision.
Do you provide expert witness testimony?
Only by separate agreement, subject to availability confirmed by Kipu Terra. Testimony is not a standard part of the service. The usual deliverable is the co-signed forensic report, and legal strategy stays with counsel. If a matter may call for testimony, raise it early so we can confirm whether it is possible for that case.
More on what a psychological evaluation covers, what the evaluation process looks like, or the full frequently asked questions.
Kipu Terra is based in New Mexico and serves clients nationwide by secure, HIPAA-compliant Google Meet.
Learn how nationwide referrals work or visit our New Mexico service page.
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