Remote Immigration Psychological Evaluations Nationwide
An immigration psychological evaluation can be completed entirely by secure video. Kipu Terra conducts remote forensic immigration assessments over Google Meet for families in every state, from $750.
Yes. An immigration psychological evaluation can be completed entirely by secure video. Kipu Terra conducts remote forensic immigration assessments over Google Meet, which is free and works on any internet or phone connection. USCIS reviews the written report, and families in every state work with the same two-clinician team.
The same service is also called a psychosocial evaluation, or a forensic immigration evaluation. Whatever the name, the deliverable is a clinical report for a waiver filing: a licensed evaluator interviews the person being evaluated by secure video, administers standardized instruments, and reports the findings against DSM-5-TR criteria. Where the interview physically takes place does not change what the report contains.
Does USCIS accept an online or telehealth psychological evaluation?
What USCIS weighs is the report, not the room the interview happened in. The deliverable is a 12 to 25 page written evaluation addressed to USCIS, built on a clinical interview, standardized instruments, and DSM-5-TR criteria, and co-signed by two licensed clinicians before release. That document reads the same whether the interview took place in an office or by secure video. The clinical evidence is what the adjudicator reviews.
Kipu Terra documents that clinical picture and does not promise any outcome. Whether a case needs an evaluation, and which waiver applies, are legal questions for the referring attorney. The firm's part is the co-signed report; the attorney judges how it fits the filing.
Can an immigration psychological evaluation be done online?
Yes, from referral to delivery. A referring attorney or immigration office sends the case material. After intake, a licensed evaluator conducts the clinical interview by secure video (Google Meet, free, no account needed, works on any internet or phone connection). Standardized instruments are administered, the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 on every case, and the PCL-5 with the LEC-5 when trauma is indicated. The co-signed report returns to the referring attorney in 3 to 7 business days.
Zoom, WhatsApp, or Google Meet: which video platform do we use?
Interviews run on Google Meet, because it is free and secure. If you expected Zoom, nothing changes on your end; you simply open the secure link we send, with no account and no software to install. WhatsApp is not used for the clinical interview, because it is not secure enough for case information. Every video session happens on the free, secure Google Meet link instead.
Licensed in New Mexico, working with families in any state
A forensic immigration assessment is prepared for a legal filing, not delivered as therapy or ongoing treatment, so Kipu Terra conducts it across state lines from its New Mexico practice. Both clinicians hold New Mexico licenses: a licensed master social worker (LMSW) conducts the evaluation, and an independently licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), the Clinical Lead, co-signs every report. Families in all 50 states are served the same way.
Some sites tell you the evaluator must be licensed in your own state. That guidance describes clinicians who provide treatment. Kipu Terra provides a forensic evaluation for a legal filing, which is a different practice. Any state-specific legal question about how your case should be filed belongs with the referring attorney, not with the evaluator.
Related: read what an immigration psychological evaluation covers, see what families should expect in the interview, or how attorneys refer remote cases.
Searching in Spanish? See the immigration psychological evaluation in Spanish. Searching from New Mexico? See evaluations in New Mexico.
Common questions about remote immigration evaluations
Is a telehealth or virtual evaluation the same thing as this?
It is the same service, described accurately. Kipu Terra conducts a remote forensic immigration assessment by secure video (Google Meet, free, works on any internet or phone connection). This is a forensic evaluation for a legal filing, not therapy or ongoing treatment, so the firm describes it as a remote evaluation by secure video rather than as a treatment service.
Is a telehealth psychological evaluation accepted by USCIS for a hardship waiver?
What USCIS reviews is the written report, not the room the interview happened in. For an I-601A or I-601 hardship waiver, the deliverable is a 12 to 25 page report addressed to USCIS, built on a clinical interview, standardized instruments, and DSM-5-TR criteria, and co-signed by two licensed clinicians. That report reads the same whether the interview was in person or by secure video. Whether a case needs an evaluation is a question for the referring attorney.
Do you serve all 50 states?
Yes. Kipu Terra serves families and attorneys nationwide, in every state, by secure video. New Mexico is the home base, not a limit on where the firm works. The same two-clinician team, the same standardized process, and the same flat pricing apply wherever the family is located.
Does the evaluator have to be licensed in my state for an online immigration evaluation?
A forensic immigration assessment prepared for a legal filing is not therapy or ongoing treatment, so Kipu Terra conducts it across state lines from its New Mexico practice. Both clinicians hold New Mexico licenses: a licensed master social worker evaluates, and an independently licensed clinical social worker co-signs every report. Any state-specific legal question about your case belongs with the referring attorney.
Can we use Zoom or WhatsApp instead?
Interviews run on Google Meet because it is free and secure. If you expected Zoom, nothing changes on your end; you simply open the secure link we send, with no account needed. WhatsApp is not used for the clinical interview, because it is not secure enough for case information. The video session is on the free, secure Google Meet link instead.
What do I need for the interview?
A private space where you can speak freely, and a phone or computer with an internet connection. No special software and no account are needed; you open the secure Google Meet link we send. The interview is conducted in English or Spanish, whichever you are most comfortable in, with no interpreter needed.
Start with your attorney's referral
Kipu Terra works on referral from immigration attorneys and offices. Standard evaluations are $750 with a 3 to 7 business day turnaround. Expedited service is $1,050 in 48 hours, and same-day emergency service is $1,650. The interview is conducted by secure video, in English or Spanish, available nationwide from New Mexico.
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