A finding or likelihood of being found inadmissible to the U.S. may not be the end of your hopes for a U.S. visa or green card. Many grounds of inadmissibility allow applicants to apply for a waiver; in other words, "forgiveness" of the ground by the U.S. government. Different grounds of inadmissibility have different waiver requirements, however, so make sure you meet the basic criteria to submit an application. The application itself will need to be carefully prepared and documented.
How to overcome a health-based ground of inadmissibility when applying for lawful permanent residence by asking the U.S. government to overlook it in your case.
Line-by-line instructions for filling out USCIS Form I-601, used by applicants for U.S. immigrant visas to apply for a waiver of inadmissibility.
USCIS approval of an I-601 waiver application is anything but automatic, particularly when it involves an extreme hardship determination. Find out how to improve your chances of success.
Services a good attorney should provide and what the fees typically are in an I-601 immigration waiver case.
If you have a crime on record, might it receive a 212(h) waiver so that you can receive a U.S. visa or lawful permanent residence?
If you risk losing your lawful permanent residence based on having helped others cross the U.S. border unlawfully, applying for a waiver may help you gain the right to remain.
Applicants for nonimmigrant visas have a separate procedural route by which to apply for a waiver of various grounds of inadmissibility.
Form I-601A has an important use: It's for certain close relatives of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents seeking a waiver of the 3- and 10-year time bars for unlawful presence, and doing so in advance of leaving the U.S. for their immigrant visa (green card) interview at a U.S. consulate in their home country.
The application process for a provisional waiver of past unlawful presence in the U.S. using USCIS Form I-601A
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