{"id":393,"date":"2011-01-19T22:26:05","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T04:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.messersmithlaw.com\/?p=393"},"modified":"2026-08-15T23:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T05:19:15","slug":"how-to-expedite-an-i-601-waiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.messersmithlaw.com\/?p=393","title":{"rendered":"How to Expedite an I-601 Waiver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Expediting an I-601 Waiver Requires a Showing of Extraordinary Circumstances<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0 In extraordinary circumstances, USCIS will exercise discretion to approve a request to expedite adjudication of a Form I-601.\u00a0 A simple desire to be reunited with family in the United States is not extraordinary.\u00a0 Extraordinary circumstances which may persuade the USCIS to expedite the I-601 will contain one or more of the following<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> The applicant has urgent and critical medical needs that cannot be addressed in the applicant\u2019s country;An applicant\u2019s family member in the United States has a life-threatening medical condition and has immediate needs related to that condition for the applicant to assist the family member in the United States;<\/li>\n<li> The applicant is faced with urgent circumstances related to the death or terminal illness of a family member;<\/li>\n<li>The applicant or qualifying family member is a particularly vulnerable individual due to age or disability;<\/li>\n<li>The applicant is at risk of serious harm due to personal circumstances distinct from the general safety conditions of those living in the applicant\u2019s country;<\/li>\n<li>It would be in the national interest of the United States to have the applicant in the United States (for example, the applicant\u2019s presence in the United States is urgently required for work with a U.S. government entity); or<\/li>\n<li>As described in a request from or for a member of the Armed Forces of the United States:\n<ul>\n<li>The applicant\u2019s qualifying family member is a member of the military who is deployed or will soon be deployed; and<\/li>\n<li>The applicant demonstrates that, in light of the deployment there are compelling reasons to expedite the request due to the impact of the applicant\u2019s absence from the United States on the applicant, the qualifying family member, or their children, if any.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The USCIS will review all request to expedite within 5 business days of their submission and will notify the applicant within 10 business days if their request is granted.\u00a0 It is unlikely that USCIS will entertain a second request to expedite so it is essential that the first request be as compelling as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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.\u00a0 In extraordinary circumstances, USCIS will exercise discretion to approve a request to expedite adjudication of a Form I-601.\u00a0 A simple desire &#8230; <a title=\"How to Expedite an I-601 Waiver\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.messersmithlaw.com\/?p=393\" aria-label=\"Read more about How to Expedite an I-601 Waiver\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,116],"tags":[236,253],"class_list":["post-393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-expedite","category-i-601","tag-expedite","tag-i-601"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Expedite an I-601 Waiver - US Immigration Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.messersmithlaw.com\/?p=393\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Expedite an I-601 Waiver - US Immigration Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"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.\u00a0 In extraordinary circumstances, USCIS will exercise discretion to approve a request to expedite adjudication of a Form I-601.\u00a0 A simple desire ... 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