USCIS Centralizes Filing and Adjudication for Certain Waivers of Inadmissibility in the United States

The United States Citizenship and Immigration has implemented a new system that will standardize the process for immigrant visa applicants worldwide.

 Beginning on June 4, 2012, individuals abroad who have applied for certain visas and have been found ineligible by a U.S. Consular Officer, will be able to mail requests to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility directly to a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Lockbox facility. This change affects where individuals abroad, who have been found inadmissible for an immigrant visa or a nonimmigrant K or V visa, must send their waiver applications.

This centralization will provide customers with faster and more efficient application processing and consistent adjudication. It is part of a broader effort to transition to domestic filing and adjudication, and gives individuals filing waiver applications the ability to track the status of their case online.

The change affects filings for:

  • Form I-601 – Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility
  • Form I-212 – Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United States After Deportation or Removal
  • Form I-290B – Notice of Appeal or Motion, (if filed after a denial of a Form I-601 or Form I-212)

Applicants who mail their waiver request forms should use the address provided in the revised form instructions on the USCIS website. Applicants who wish to be notified when USCIS has received their waiver request may attach Form G-1145 – E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance to their application.

Please note that this change is separate and distinct from the provisional waiver proposal published in the Federal Register on Mar. 30, 2012.


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