601 Waiver
601 waiver is the common name for the waiver of inadmissibility for US immigration to overcome bars for visa overstay and misrepresentation or fraud. To qualify for a 601 waiver, an intending immigrant must have a qualifying relative who would suffer extreme hardship should the person not be allowed to immigrate.
Certain individuals who wish to become immigrants to the United States are barred from doing so if they have prior US immigration violations. For instance, if one overstays a prior US visa, he or she may not be able to return to the United States for a specific period of time (time bar). If an individual entered or attempted to enter America using fraud or some type of misrepresentation, such as using someone else’s passport, he or would be barred for entering the US without a 601 waiver.
An immigration attorney can help with a 601 waiver by preparing form I-601 and a waiver package. The 601 waiver attorney will interview the client in order to determine if there is a qualifying relative who would suffer extreme hardship should the person not be allowed to immigrate.
Feb 27th, 2010
Imagine you’ve just married the love of your life. You’re a United States citizen. He’s from Ireland. You’ve decided that you’d like to make a life in America and contact an immigration lawyer to discuss how to go about getting a green card through marriage for your husband so that he can move to the US.
An immigration lawyer will likely discuss all the ways he can get a green card...
Feb 25th, 2010
Foreign nationals applying for a visa or green card in the UK may be in for a treat. The US Department of State has initiated the planning stage for a new US Embassy in London and recently sponsored a contest for the design of the building.
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Aug 18th, 2009
The I-601 waiver is a US immigration waiver used to overcome inadmissibility for certain intending immigrants to the United States. Applying for American immigration benefits is usually a two-step process. First the petitioner, a US citizen, LPR or employer, will file an application with USCIS on behalf of a foreign national intending immigrant. An approved petition means that the minimum visa requirements have...
Aug 15th, 2009
The immigration waiver, or hardship waiver, is a concept that each and every intending immigrant should understand prior to undertaking the immigration process, whether they have hired an immigration lawyer or not. Receiving approval for an immigrant visa petition is the first step in the process of immigrating to the US and obtaining a green card. However, not all applicants with approved petitions will ultimately...
Jun 28th, 2009
Horacio Lopez Rebollar, an immigrant living in Kentucky, entered the US illegally (EWI) from Mexico as a teenager. He married two years ago and was then eligible to get his green card through marriage to his US citizen wife. But, because he crossed illegally, he had to return to Mexico in order to complete the green card process. Because he had spent several years in the United States without authorization, his...
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