Instructions For Form I-601a - Application For Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver (Page 6 of 21) in pdf

Biometric Services Appointment. USCIS may require that you appear for an interview or provide fingerprints,

photograph, and/or signature at any time to verify your identity, obtain additional information, and conduct background

and security checks, including a check of criminal history records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation

(FBI), before making a decision on your application, petition, or request. After USCIS receives your application and

ensures it is complete, we will inform you in writing, if you need to attend a biometric services appointment. If an

appointment is necessary, the notice will provide you the location of your local or designated USCIS Application Support

Center (ASC) and the date and time of your appointment.

If you are required to provide biometrics, at your appointment you must sign an oath reaffirming that:

1. You provided or authorized all information in the application;

2. You reviewed and understood all of the information contained in, and submitted with, your application; and

3. All of this information was complete, true, and correct at the time of filing.

If you fail to attend your biometric services appointment, USCIS may deny your application.

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. The certification should also include the date,

the translator’s signature and printed name, and may contain the translator’s contact information.

How To Fill Out Form I-601A

1. Type or print legibly in black ink.

2. If you need extra space to complete any item within this application, use the space provided in Part 9. 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.

Specific Instructions

Approved Immigrant Visa Case or DV Program Selectee or Derivative

To apply for a provisional unlawful presence waiver, you must have an immigrant visa case pending with DOS based on:

1. An approved immigrant visa petition and payment of the immigrant visa processing fee to DOS; or

2. Selection by DOS to participate in the DV Program for the fiscal year for which you registered.

Immigrant Visa Processing

DOS processes immigrant visas for foreign nationals who wish to immigrate permanently to the United States from

abroad, including foreign nationals who are ineligible to adjust their status to that of an LPR in the United States.

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