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Instructions for Request for Waiver of Certain Rights,

USCIS

Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities

Form I-508

Department of Homeland Security

OMB No. 1615-0025

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Expires 05/31/2019

What Is the Purpose of This Request?

This request is used by certain persons whose occupational status entitles them, and their dependents, to nonimmigrant

status under section 101(a)(15)(A), (E), or (G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) as a government official,

treaty trader or treaty investor, or international organization representative, respectively. Requestors use Form I-508 to

waive diplomatic rights, privileges, exemptions, and immunities associated with their occupational status so that they may

acquire or retain lawful permanent resident status in the United States.

General Instructions

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provides forms free of charge through the USCIS website. In order

to view, print, or fill out our forms, you should use the latest version of Adobe Reader, which you can download for free

at If you do not have Internet access, you may call the USCIS National Customer Service

Center at 1-800-375-5283 and ask that we mail a form to you. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) call: 1-800-767-1833.

Signature. Each request must be properly signed and filed. For all signatures on this request, USCIS will not accept a

stamped or typewritten name in place of a signature. If you are under 14 years of age, your parent or legal guardian may

asign the request on your behalf. A legal guardian may also sign for a mentally incompetent person.

Copies. You may submit legible photocopies of documents requested, unless the instructions specifically state that you

must submit an original document. USCIS may request an original document at the time of filing or at any time during

processing of an application, petition, or request. If you submit original documents when not required, the documents

may remain a part of the record, and USCIS will not automatically return them to you.

Translations. If you submit a document with information in a foreign language, you must also submit a full English

translation. The translator must sign a certification that the English language translation is complete and accurate, and that

he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English.

How To Fill Out Form I-508

1. Type or print legibly in black ink.

2. If you need extra space to complete any item within this request, use the space provided in Part 6. Additional

Information or attach a separate sheet of paper; type or print your name and Alien Registration Number (A-Number)

(if any) at the top of each sheet; indicate the Page Number, Part Number, and Item Number to which your answer

refers; and sign and date each sheet.

3. Answer all questions fully and accurately. If a question does not apply to you (for example, if you have never been

married and the question asks “Provide the name of your current spouse”), type or print “N/A,” unless otherwise

directed. If your answer to a question which requires a numeric response is zero or none (for example, “How many

children do you have” or “How many times have you departed the United States”), type or print “None,” unless

otherwise directed.

4. Part 3. Requestor’s Statement, Contact Information, Certification, and Signature. Select the appropriate

box to indicate that you either read this request yourself or someone interpreted this request for you from English

to a language in which you are fluent. If applicable, select the box to indicate if someone prepared this request for

you. Further, you must sign and date your request and provide your daytime telephone number, mobile telephone

number (if any), and email address (if any). Every request MUST contain the signature of the requestor (or parent or

guardian, if applicable). A stamped or typewritten name in place of a signature is not acceptable.

5. Part 4. Interpreter’s Contact Information, Certification, and Signature. If you used anyone as an interpreter to

read the instructions and questions on this request to you in a language in which you are fluent, the interpreter must fill

out this section, provide his or her name, the name and address of his or her business or organization (if any), his or

her daytime telephone number, and his or her email address (if any). The interpreter must sign and date the request.

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