Instructions For Form I-601 - Application For Waiver Of Grounds Of Inadmissibility
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21Instructions for Application for
Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility
USCIS
Form I-601
Department of Homeland Security
OMB No. 1615-0029
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Expires 03/31/2019
What is the Purpose of Form I-601?
An individual who is ineligible to be admitted to the United States as an immigrant or to adjust status in the United States,
and certain nonimmigrant applicants who are inadmissible, must file this application to seek a waiver of certain grounds of
inadmissibility.
Review the Who May File Form I-601 section of these Instructions to determine your eligibility to submit this
application. This section outlines possible waivers and can help you determine if you need a qualifying family
relationship to be eligible to file. Information on qualifying family members is listed in the Reasons for Inadmissibility
section of these Instructions.
The Reasons for Inadmissibility section of these Instructions outlines requirements you must establish in order to have a
particular ground of inadmissibility waived.
NOTE: Use Form I-601A, Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver, to request a provisional waiver of the
ground of inadmissibility for unlawful presence in the United States under Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section
212(a)(9)(B) only. DO NOT use Form I-601 if you are applying for a provisional unlawful presence waiver.
Who May File Form I-601?
Whether you are eligible for a waiver depends on the immigration benefit you are seeking and the reason for your
inadmissibility. Below is a list that details which immigrant benefits allow for a waiver of certain grounds of
inadmissibility. Go to the page number listed to obtain more information.
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If you are an applicant for an immigrant, K, or V nonimmigrant visa (and you are outside the United States, have
had a visa interview with a consular officer, and during the interview, you were found inadmissible,) or you are an
applicant for adjustment of status to lawful permanent residence (excluding adjustment categories listed below,)
you may file this application to obtain relief from the following grounds:
1. Health-related grounds of inadmissibility (INA section 212(a)(1)) ..............................................................................9
2. Certain criminal grounds of inadmissibility (INA section 212(a)(2)) .........................................................................11
3. Immigration fraud and misrepresentation (INA section 212(a)(6)(c)) ........................................................................11
4. Immigrant membership in totalitarian party (INA section 212(a)(3)) .........................................................................12
5. Alien smuggler (INA section 212(a)(6)(E)) ................................................................................................................12
6. Being subject to civil penalty (INA section 212(a)(6)(F)) ..........................................................................................12
7. The 3-year or 10-year bar due to previous unlawful presence in the United States (INA section 212(a)(9)(B)) .......13
If you are an applicant for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), you may file this application to obtain relief from the
following grounds:
1. Most grounds of inadmissibility listed in INA section 212(a) ....................................................................................13
Form I-601 Instructions 08/21/17 N
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