Waivers of Inadmissibility: Who Is Eligible and How to Apply

In some cases, a special application for legal forgiveness will overcome a bar to receiving lawful permanent residence.

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