Instructions For Form I-601 - Application For Waiver Of Grounds Of Inadmissibility (Page 18 of 21) in pdf

B. Financial Consideration. For example: Future employability, loss due to sale of a home or business,

termination of a professional practice, decline in standard of living, ability to recoup short-term losses, cost of

extraordinary needs such as special education or training for children with special needs, and cost of care for

family members (elderly and sick parents);

C. Education. For example: Loss of opportunity for higher education, lower quality or limited scope of education

options, disruption of current program, requirement to be educated in a foreign language or culture with ensuing

loss of time or pay level, availability of special requirements, such as training programs or internships in specific

fields;

D. Personal Considerations. For example: Close relatives in the United States and their country of birth or

citizenship, separation from spouse or children, ages of involved parties, length of residence and community ties

in the United States; and

E. Special Factors. For Example: Cultural, language, religious, and ethnic obstacles; valid fears of persecution,

physical harm, or injury; social ostracism or stigma; and lack of access to social institutions (official or unofficial)

for support, guidance, or protection.

Evidence of extreme hardship may include, but is not limited to:

A. Affidavits from the qualifying relative or other individuals with personal knowledge of the claimed hardships;

B. Expert opinions;

C. Evidence of employment or business ties, such as payroll records or tax statements;

D. Evidence of monthly expenditures such as a mortgage, rental agreement, bills and invoices;

E. Other financial records supporting any claimed financial hardships;

F. Medical documentation and/or evaluations by medical professionals supporting any claimed medical hardships;

G. Records of membership in community organizations, volunteer confirmation, and evidence of cultural affiliations;

H. Birth, marriage, or adoption certificates supporting any claimed family ties;

I. Country-condition reports; and

J. Any other evidence you believe supports the claimed hardships.

8. If you are a VAWA self-petitioner and you seek a waiver under INA section 212(a)(9)(C)(iii), submit any evidence that

you believe establishes a connection between the battery or extreme cruelty that is the basis for the VAWA claim and

your removal or departure from the United States, reentries or attempted reentry into the United States, and unlawful

return or attempted unlawful return;

9. If you are an applicant for adjustment based on your T nonimmigrant status and you seek a waiver under INA section

212(a)(1) or INA section 212(a)(4), submit any evidence that demonstrates it would be in the national interest to

waive these grounds. If you are seeking a waiver under any other INA section 212(a) ground, submit evidence

that shows it would be in the national interest to waive that ground. Also, you must demonstrate that the activities

rendering you inadmissible were caused by or were related to your victimization; or

10. If you are a TPS applicant, submit any evidence that demonstrates that granting your waiver would serve humanitarian

purposes, family unity, or be in the public interest.

NOTE: Your application should be supported by documentary evidence, or you should explain in detail why you

cannot obtain such evidence. Mere assertions will not suffice. Medical assertions should be supported by a medical

professional’s statement.

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