If you’ve been told you’re barred from entering the United States for 3 or 10 years because of unlawful presence, you’re not alone and there is hope. Many people who overstayed their visa, fell out of status, or entered without inspection can still reunite with their families or return legally through a 212(a)(9)(B) waiver, also … Read more
If you’ve been told that you’re inadmissible under INA Section 212(a)(9)(B) due to unlawful presence, you’re likely worried about the possibility of a 3 year or 10 year bar from returning to the United States. These bars apply when someone overstays their authorized period of stay and then departs the US which triggers long term … Read more
212(a)(6)(E) Smugglers Inadmissibility Series INA 212– Part IV 212(a)(6)(E) Smugglers Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 lists a series of classes of foreign nationals who are inadmissible to the United States. Some classes are complete bars and others allow specific types of waivers of inadmissibility. If you are attempting to enter … Read more
On January 3, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule on provisional unlawful presence waivers. I-601A applications may be submitted to USCIS beginning March 4, 2013. This rule allows certain immediate relatives of U.S. citizens who are physically present in the United States to file provisional unlawful presence waivers prior … Read more
Newly Proposed Filing Procedures Will Allow Spouses and Children of US Citizens to File Their I-601 Waiver in the United States What is an I-601 Hardship Waiver? Certain classes of foreign nationals are not eligible to immigrate to the United States because of previous immigration violations, the commission of serious aggravated felonies, drug or alcohol … Read more
Expediting an I-601 Waiver Requires a Showing of Extraordinary Circumstances USCIS will only exercise thier discretion to expedite a Form I-601 where an applicant presents a compelling and urgent argument which involves time-sensitive reasons. In extraordinary circumstances, USCIS will exercise discretion to approve a request to expedite adjudication of a Form I-601. A simple desire … Read more