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Instructions For Form I-212 - Application For Permission To Reapply For Admission Into The United States After Deportation Or Removal Page 2

Inadmissibility Under INA section 212(a)(9)(A)

You will need to file Form I-212 if you are inadmissible under INA section 212(a)(9)(A) because:

1. You either:

A. Were actually removed from the United States; or

B. Departed the United States on your own after being issued an order of removal (whether administratively final or

not); and

2. You seek admission or adjustment of status:

A. At any time, if you have been convicted of an aggravated felony; or

B. Before you have been outside the United States for a continuous period of:

(1) 5 years, if you were removed as an arriving alien, but only once;

(2) 10 years, if you were removed other than as an arriving alien, but only once; or

(3) 20 years, if you were removed more than once, whether as an arriving alien or not.

You may file Form I-212 if you are inadmissible under INA section 212(a)(9)(A), but not INA section 212(a)(9)(C), and

you are:

1. An applicant for an immigrant visa;

2. An applicant for adjustment of status under INA section 245 (other than as a T or U nonimmigrant seeking adjustment

under Title 8 Code of Federal Regulations (8 CFR) 245.23 or 245.24);

3. An applicant who wishes to seek admission as a nonimmigrant at a U.S. port-of-entry who is not required to obtain a

nonimmigrant visa; or

NOTE: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has jurisdiction over these applications for consent to reapply.

For more information on filing Form I-212 with CBP, consult the CBP website at

4. An applicant for a nonimmigrant visa at a U.S. Consulate.

NOTE: Some applicants who are applying for a nonimmigrant visa may not have to file Form I-212 to obtain consent

to reapply for admission. The U.S. Consulate with jurisdiction over your nonimmigrant visa application will advise

you on whether and how to file to obtain consent to reapply for admission.

Inadmissibility Under INA section 212(a)(9)(C)

You will need to file Form I-212 if you are inadmissible under INA section 212(a)(9)(C) and you are:

1. An applicant for an immigrant visa;

2. An applicant who wishes to seek admission as a nonimmigrant at a U.S. port-of-entry, but who is not required to

obtain a nonimmigrant visa; or

NOTE: CBP has jurisdiction over these applications for consent to reapply. For more information on filing Form

I-212 with CBP, consult the CBP website at

3. An applicant for a nonimmigrant visa at a U.S. Consulate.

NOTE: Some applicants who are applying for a nonimmigrant visa may not have to file Form I-212 to obtain consent

to reapply for admission. The U.S. Consulate with jurisdiction over your nonimmigrant visa application will advise

you on whether and how to file to obtain consent to reapply for admission.

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