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I-193, Application for Waiver of Passport and/or Visa For an alien who is a legal resident of the United States to reenter the United States without the alien's passport and/or visa.

A waiver means that you ask the U.S. government to overlook or forgive the ground of inadmissibility and grant the green card (lawful permanent residence) or some other benefit despite it. Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (I.N.A.) states which grounds of inadmissibility allow for waiver applications.

In addition, DOS estimates that it will schedule the applicant for an immigrant visa interview within 2 to 3 months after approval of the provisional unlawful presence waiver and the applicant's submission of the required immigrant visa processing documents to DOS.

The travel ban/Presidential Proclamation has provided three factors of how a person can qualify for a waiver: The applicant must show (1) that a denial would cause undue hardship, (2) that he or she does not pose a national security threat, and (3) that a visa approval would be in the national interest.

DHS requires that the STEM OPT student and employer work together to complete the Form I-983. Properly completing this form will successfully document the relationship between the STEM OPT opportunity, the academic degree received and the learning objectives of the F-1 student.

Immigration forms can be ordered directly from the USCIS website or via telephone through the USCIS forms request line at 1-800-870-3676. Bulk form orders must be processed through the Government Printing Office (GPO) online at http://www.bookstore.gpo.gov or by telephone at 1-866-512-1800.

WASHINGTON U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that petitioners can now complete and file Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, online. Online filing allows aliens to submit forms electronically, check the status of their case, and receive notices from USCIS.

In terms of processing times, USCIS and DOS are coordinating closely to make sure that the timing of the approval of a provisional unlawful presence waiver application is close to the time of the scheduled immigrant visa interview abroad. Generally, it takes 4 to 6 months to process an I-601A waiver application.

If you accumulated unlawful presence in the United States and are subject to the three-year or ten-year bar, you may be qualified to file Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Admissibility, if you have have a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse, fiancé, or parent who will experience extreme ...