Immigration evaluations are carried out by Najla Sallum, LCSW, through her own practice. See her evaluations for Palm Bay

Immigration Evaluations · Palm Bay, FL

Palm Bay Immigration Psychological Evaluations

Court-ready reports for asylum, extreme hardship, VAWA, U visa, T visa, and cancellation of removal. Written by a licensed clinician in English, Português, or Español.

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Two minutes. Najla calls you back personally, usually within one business day.

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  • Licensed clinician, LCSW
  • English · Português · Español
  • Secure video anywhere in Florida
  • Report in 7 to 14 days
  • Written for your attorney to file

Case Types

Which evaluation does your case need?

If you are not sure, that is normal. The free call sorts it out in a few minutes.

Extreme Hardship (I-601 / I-601A)

Documents the emotional, medical, and financial hardship a U.S. citizen or resident relative would face if you were separated or forced to relocate.

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VAWA Self-Petition

For survivors of abuse by a U.S. citizen or resident spouse, parent, or child. Records the psychological effects of that abuse with clinical authority.

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Asylum

Connects the persecution you fled to the symptoms you carry now, so the court sees written clinical evidence alongside your testimony.

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U Visa

For victims of qualifying crimes. Establishes the substantial mental harm the crime caused, in the detail a U Visa petition calls for.

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T Visa and Trafficking

Trauma-informed evaluations for trafficking survivors, documenting lasting psychological effects at a pace you control.

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Cancellation of Removal

Shows the exceptional and extremely unusual hardship a qualifying relative would face if you were removed from the United States.

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An immigration psychological evaluation puts the human side of your case on paper, in the clinical language your filing needs. Najla Sallum is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than fourteen years of clinical experience, and she conducts every evaluation personally.

The interview happens in person near Boca Raton or online by encrypted video, so nothing about your case depends on the drive from Palm Bay. For Brazilian and Hispanic families near Palm Bay, full Portuguese and Spanish support is standard, not an add-on.

Interviews take two to three hours. Reports are usually in your attorney's hands within seven to fourteen days. Palm Bay sits in Brevard County, and Aurora Counseling and Wellness Center works with immigration attorneys and families across the county and the rest of Florida. Start with a free call. You will get a straight answer about timing and cost before you commit to anything.

The Process

Four steps, start to filed report

  1. Free phone consultation

    You describe the case, we confirm which evaluation fits, and you get a clear quote and timeline. No cost, no obligation.

  2. Documents and scheduling

    Your attorney sends the legal documents. The interview is usually scheduled within one to two weeks of that first call.

  3. Confidential clinical interview

    Two to three hours, trauma-informed, in English, Portuguese, or Spanish. In person near Boca Raton or by secure video.

  4. Court-ready report delivered

    A detailed written evaluation goes to you and your attorney, typically within seven to fourteen days of the interview.

Working against a filing deadline?

Say so on the call and the interview gets scheduled first. Interviews are usually available within one to two weeks, and the report follows in seven to fourteen days.

Attorneys in Brevard County refer clients here because the report arrives written for legal review, with the clinical findings tied to the standard their filing has to meet.

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Questions & Answers

Immigration evaluations in Palm Bay, answered

Pricing depends on the case and how much documentation is involved. The first phone consultation is free, and you receive a clear quote for your specific case on that call before anything is scheduled. Call or text (754) 225-9819.

The clinical interview runs two to three hours. The written report is typically delivered to you and your attorney within seven to fourteen days, and interviews can usually be scheduled within one to two weeks of your first call.

Yes, the full evaluation can be completed by secure video anywhere in Florida, including Palm Bay. You may also meet in person at the Boca Raton office if you prefer. Both produce the same court-ready report.

Yes, Najla Sallum, LCSW is trilingual, so the interview can be conducted in English, Portuguese, or Spanish with no interpreter in the room.

Asylum, extreme hardship waivers (I-601 and I-601A), VAWA self-petitions, U visa, T visa for trafficking survivors, and cancellation of removal cases all commonly include one. If you are not sure which applies, the free consultation will tell you.

No, many Palm Bay clients call before they have counsel. The evaluation is prepared for whoever files your case, and it can be sent to an attorney you retain later.

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One free call tells you what your case needs.

Timing, cost, and whether an evaluation helps at all. No obligation, in English, Português, or Español.

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