Form I-601 is NOT in effect

USCIS is considering modifications that would allow immediate family (spouse, children or parents of U.S. citizens) who can prove extreme hardship of the U.S. citizen to receive a temporary exemption from the restrictions of unlawful presence before leaving the United States. This law is not and will not be available to applicants until the USCIS…

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

New System Will Standardize Process for Immigrant Visa Applicants Worldwide WASHINGTON—Beginning 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 (USCIS) Lockbox facility.…

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