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I-601

I-601 is a type of US immigration hardship waiver available to certain intending immigrants who would be otherwise inadmissible to the United States for, among other things, unlawful presence (ULP), overstay, fraud, or misrepresentation. The i-601 inadmissibility waiver is filed with USCIS on form i-601 and must be accompanied of documentation proving that a qualifying relative would suffer extreme hardship if the immigrant visa or green card was not approved.

News: I-601

Jan 20th, 2011

I-601 Waiver being reviewed for expedite process

An I-601 waiver is filed by a US green card applicant to overcome some sort of inadmissibility to the United States. The most common types of inadmissibility connected to an I-601 waiver are overstays (whether with a visa or having entered without authorization), misrepresentation or fraud, and certain criminal matters. If the I-601 waiver is not approved, the applicant is not getting a green card to immigrate to...

Oct 8th, 2009

I-601 Extreme Hardship Case Study 1

A female native and citizen of China appealed USCIS Chicago’s denial of her I-601 waiver. The applicant had been found inadmissible for entering the US on someone else’s passport under section 212(a)(6)(C)(i) of the INA; she was permitted to file a waiver of inadmissibility under section 212(i). The AAO denied the appeal, finding that the applicant failed to prove that her husband would suffer extreme...

Aug 18th, 2009

I-601 Waiver

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 been...

Did you know…?

A US immigration lawyer does more than just fill out immigration forms. Unfortunately, some immigration applicants do not realize this and complicate or ruin their cases by attempting to handle things by themselves. An immigration lawyer understands the complex immigration laws and how they will be applied by immigration or consular officials to a particular case. Red flags or complexities discovered during the immigration attorney’s case work-up would be missed by a self-represented applicant as the immigration forms themselves rarely point out potential pitfalls or problems.

DV Lottery 2012 Cut-offs

DV lottery winners with numbers lower than the following cut-offs could be assigned a green card beginning on the first day of the month indicated:

2011-2012	Dec	Jan	Feb
Africa	18,500	24,700	32,000
Egypt	12,700	16,800	21,000
Ethiopia	13,500	16,800	21,500
Nigeria	12,000	14,500	16,000
Asia	15,000	18,500	23,900
Europe	13,500	16,500	22,000
Uzbekistan	13,500	16,500	16,500
Bahamas	5	6	7
Oceania	575	650	775
S. America	600	675	775

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