Inadmissibility Waiver
A foreign national wishing to visit, live or work in the United States must qualify for an inadmissibility waiver if he or she is found to be inadmissible upon application for a US green card, immigrant visa, or non-immigrant visa. Issues that may make a visa applicant inadmissible are prior immigration violations, financial background, medical issues or criminal history.
A visa applicant who seeks admission to America, but is found to be inadmissible, may be eligible to file an inadmissibility waiver to overcome it. The documents filed with the inadmissibility waiver package must prove that extreme hardship would be suffered if the foreign national were not allowed to immigrate to America.
News: Inadmissibility Waiver
Mar 15th, 2010
While most applicants for an inadmissibility waiver have been barred from admission to the US for a prior immigration violation, criminal history or misrepresentation, the J1 waiver is a sub-type of the inadmissibility waiver used to excuse the two-year foreign residence requirement for former J1 visa holders.
When a foreign national enters the us on a J1 cultural exchange visa, they are expected to return to their...
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 been...
